Perlembagaan Persekutuan
Federal Constitution [Article 19]
Status: in_forceRetrieved: 2026-08-18T06:43:47.468438+00:00Release: constitutions-global-20260821-v2
31 Federal Constitution [Article 19]
(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 States of Sabah
and Sarawak shall be treated as residence in the Federation; and
for the purposes of Clause (2) residence in Singapore before
Malaysia Day or with the approval of the Federal Government
residence in Singapore after Malaysia Day 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(6) (Repealed).
(7) (Repealed).
(8) (Repealed).
(9) No certificate of naturalization shall be granted to any person
until he has taken the oath set out in the First Schedule.
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