—(1) The Singapore Citizenship Ordinance 1957 (Ord. 35 of

141.—(1) The Singapore Citizenship Ordinance 1957 (Ord. 35 of (2) Any person who immediately before 16 September 1963 was, by virtue of the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance 1957, a citizen of Singapore by birth, descent, registration or naturalisation, shall as from that date 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 16 September 1963 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 Singapore 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 16 September Government may, by order, deprive him of his citizenship, if proceedings for that purpose are begun during the period of 2 years after that date. (5) Where a person is liable to be deprived of citizenship under clause (4) and proceedings had before 16 September 1963 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 that date. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS Interpretation of this Part