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but except as regards anything so done or omitted he shall revert to his former status as a citizen.


 * 29. (1) In Article 16 of the Constitution (which provides for the registration as citizens of certain persons born in the Federation before Merdeka Day) in paragraph (a) after the words " resided in the Federation" there shall be inserted the words "outside Singapore", and in paragraph (b) for the words " to reside permanently therein " there shall be substituted the words " to do so permanently ".


 * (2) Article 18 of the Constitution (which makes general provision as to registering persons as citizens under Article 15 or 16) shall be amended as follows :


 * (a) in Clause (1) for the words " Article 15 or 16 " and in Clauses (2) and (3) for the words " either of the said Articles " there shall in each case be substituted the words " this Constitution " ; and


 * (b) in Clause (2) after the words " deprived of citizenship under this Constitution " there shall be inserted the words " or the Constitution of the State of Singapore ".


 * (3) In Article 20 of the Constitution (which, until the end of January, 1964, makes special provision for the naturalisation of members of the Federation forces), in the words " to reside permanently in the Federation " in paragraph (b) of Clause (1), the words " States of Malaya " shall be substituted for the word " Federation ".


 * (4) In Article 26A of the Constitution (under which a child may be deprived of citizenship on his parent losing citizenship if the child was registered as a citizen pursuant to Clause (2) of Article 15) for the words "Clause (2) of Article 15" there shall be substituted the words " this Constitution or the Constitution of the State of Singapore, and was so registered as being the child of that person or of that person's wife or husband ".

Chapter 3—Miscellaneous


 * 30. (1) For the purposes of Articles 24, 25, 26 and 26A a person who is a citizen by operation of law as having the status of a Singapore citizen shall be treated—


 * (a) as a citizen by registration, if he acquired that status by registration, or if he acquired it by enrolment when he was (or for those purposes was to be treated as being) a citizen of the Federation by registration ; and


 * (b) as a citizen by naturalisation, if he acquired that status by naturalisation, or if he acquired it by enrolment when he was (or for those purposes was to be treated as being) a citizen of the Federation by naturalisation ;


 * and references in those Articles to the registration or naturalisation of a citizen shall be construed accordingly.