Section 60
of Malaysia Act
Section 60
In Article 9 of the Constitution, in Clause (2) (which guarantees to citizens the right of free movement throughout the Federation), for the words “Subject to any restriction imposed by any law relating to the security of the Federation”
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there shall be substituted the words “Subject to Clause (3) and to any law relating to the security of the Federation or any part thereof”; and at the end of the Article there shall be added as
Clause (3)—
“(3) So long as under this Constitution any other State is in a special position as compared with the States of Malaya,
Parliament may by law impose restrictions, as between that
State and other States, on the rights conferred by Clause (2)
in respect of movement and residence:
Provided that no restriction on the right of movement between the State of Singapore and the States of Malaya shall be imposed by virtue of this Clause except by a law relating to labour or education or to any matter in respect of which, because of the special position of the State of Singapore, it appears to Parliament to be desirable to prevent the enjoyment of rights both in the State of Singapore and in the States of
Malaya.”
(2)
The said Clause (3) of Article 9 of the Constitution shall apply to laws passed before Malaysia Day so as to impose restrictions with effect from Malaysia Day.
(3)
In Article 10 of the Constitution (which guarantees to citizens the rights of free speech, assembly and association, subject to any restrictions imposed in the interest of the security of the
Federation, etc.), in Clause (2) after the words “the security of the Federation” there shall, in all places, be inserted the words
“or any part thereof”.
(4)
In the said Article 10, in Clause (1) for the words
“Clause (2)” there shall be substituted the words “Clauses (2)
and (3)”, and at the end of the Article there shall be added as
Clause (3)—
“(3) Restrictions on the right to form associations conferred by paragraph (c) of Clause (1) may also be imposed by any law relating to labour or education.”
Act 26/1963