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69. (1) The Singapore Citizenship Ordinance, 1957, is hereby repealed.


 * (2) Any person who immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution, was by virtue of the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance, 1957, a citizen of Singapore by birth, descent, registration or naturalisation, shall as from the coming into operation of this Constitution continue, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, to possess that status.


 * (3) Where a person would have been a citizen of Singapore by descent immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution if his birth had been registered under the provisions of the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance, 1957, he shall become a citizen of Singapore by descent if his birth is registered at a consulate of the Federation or with the Government in the prescribed manner within one year of its occurrence or with the permission of the Government later.


 * (4) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance, 1957, where a person who has become a citizen of Singapore was liable in respect of things done before the coming into operation of this Constitution to be deprived of that status under the Ordinance, then the Government may, in exercise of the powers delegated by the Government of the Federation, by order deprive him of his citizenship, if proceedings for that purpose are begun before September 1965.


 * (5) Where a person is liable to be deprived of citizenship under clause (4) of this Article and proceedings had before the coming into operation of this Constitution been begun to deprive him of citizenship of Singapore under the provisions of the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance, 1957, those proceedings shall be treated as proceedings to deprive him of citizenship under that clause and shall be continued as such in accordance with the provisions of the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance, 1957, in force immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution.

70. For the purposes of this Part of this Constitution the expression "public office" shall not include any office the remuneration of the holder of which is calculated on a daily rate.

71. (1) There shall be in and for Singapore a Public Service Commission which shall consist of a Chairman and not less than two and not more than four other members, each of whom shall be appointed by writing under his hand by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.