Section 27
Citizenship by naturalization (Article 19)
of Malaysia Act
(a)
that—
(i)
he has resided in the Federation outside Singapore for the required periods and intends, if the certificate is granted, to do so permanently; or
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(ii)
he has resided in Singapore for the required periods and intends, if the certificate is granted, to do so permanently;
(b)
that he is of good character; and
(c)
that he has an adequate knowledge of the Malay language.
(2)
Subject to Clause (9), the Federal Government may, in such special circumstances as it thinks fit, upon application made by any person of or over the age of twenty-one years who is not a citizen, grant a certificate of naturalization to that person if satisfied—
(a)
that he has resided in the Federation for the required periods and intends, if the certificate is granted, to do so permanently;
(b)
that he is of good character; and
(c)
that he has an adequate knowledge of the Malay language.
(3)
The periods of residence in the Federation or the relevant part of it which are required for the grant of a certificate of naturalization are periods which amount in the aggregate to not less than ten years in the twelve years immediately preceding the date of the application for the certificate, and which include the twelve months immediately preceding that date.
(4)
For the purposes of Clauses (1) and (2) residence before Malaysia Day in the territories comprised in the
Borneo States shall be treated as residence in the Federation outside Singapore; and for purposes of Clause (2) residence before Malaysia Day in Singapore shall be treated as residence in the Federation.
(5)
A person to whom a certificate of naturalization is granted shall be a citizen by naturalization from the date on which the certificate is granted.
(6)
A person to whom a certificate of naturalization is granted shall be a Singapore citizen if but only if the certificate is granted by virtue of paragraph (a)(ii) of Clause (1).
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(7)
A certificate of naturalization as a Singapore citizen shall not be granted without the concurrence of the government of
Singapore.
(8)
Any application for naturalization as a citizen of Singapore which has been made but not disposed of before Malaysia Day shall as from that day be treated as if it had been an application duly made for naturalization under this Article, and as if anything done in connection therewith before that day under or for the purposes of the law of Singapore had been duly done under or for the purposes of this Article.
(9)
No certificate of naturalization shall be granted to any person until he has taken the oath set out in the First Schedule.