Federal Constitution · Reprint · Chapter 2 · Termination of Citizenship
24. Deprivation of citizenship on acquisition or exercise of foreign citizenship, etc.
Feedback & supportIf the Federal Government is satisfied that any citizen has acquired by registration, naturalization or other voluntary and formal act (other than marriage) the citizenship of any country outside the Federation, the Federal Government may by order deprive that person of his citizenship.
If the Federal Government is satisfied that any citizen has voluntarily claimed and exercised in any country outside the Federation any rights available to him under the law of that country, being rights accorded exclusively to its citizens, the
Federal Government may by order deprive that person of his citizenship.
*This Article has been amended by section 7 of the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2025
[Act A1752], not yet in force.
Art. 22
The words “after Malaysia Day” were inserted by Act 26/1963, section 34, in force from 16-09-1963.
Art. 23
Clause (1)
a. The words “Federal Government” substituted for the words “registration authority” by
Act 10/1960, paragraph 2(a), in force from 01-12-1960.
b. The words “or is about to become” were inserted by Act 14/1962, section 8, in force from 31-08-1957.