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Malaysia Act 1963

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision for and in connection with the federation of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya.
Citation	1963 c. 35
Dates
Royal assent	31 July 1963
Other legislation
Relates to	British Nationality Act 1981 British Overseas Territories Act 2002
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted

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The Malaysia Act 1963 (c. 35) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It came into operation on 31 July 1963.

The Act made provisions for the federation of the States of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya merge with the states of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore and the union was renamed Malaysia. As a result of the Act, the Federation of Malaya was renamed Malaysia on 16 September 1963.

Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia on 9 August 1965, becoming an independent state instead.

See also

• British Nationality Act 1981
• British Overseas Territories Act 2002
• Constitution of Malaysia
• Malaysia Agreement was signed on 9 July 1963 at London

References

1. See: Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957
2. See: United Nations Security Council Resolution 125
3. See : Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore – Annex A – Malaysia Bill
4. myGovernment : History of the Constitution – The basis of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya. Archived 19 December 2012 at archive.today
5. See: the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 and the Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Singapore Act 1966.

External links

• The UK Statute Law Database:
  • Malaysia Act 1963 (1963 C 35)
  • Malaysia Act 1963
  • Affecting the Malaysia Act 1963
• Chronological table of the statutes; HMSO, London. 1993. ISBN 0-11-840331-1
• Agreement Relating to Malaysia between Governments of United Kingdom, Federation of Malaya, Crown Colony of North Borneo, Crown Colony of Sarawak and Singapore
• Hansard of Parliament of the United Kingdom Malaysia Bill

Works related to Hansard of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1963) – Malaysia Bill at Wikisource

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