Singapore Act 1966
Public General Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Singapore Act 1966 (c. 29) was an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that admitted Singapore as a sovereign state into the Commonwealth of Nations with retroactive effect from 9 August 1965, being the date on which Singapore became a sovereign state within the Commonwealth.
See also
Related acts
Malaysia Agreement, signed on 9 July 1963 in London
Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965
British Nationality Act 1981
British Overseas Territories Act 2002
Constitutions
Constitution of Singapore
Constitution of the United Kingdom
Notes
References
Chronological table of the statutes; HMSO, London. 1993. ISBN 0-11-840331-1
"SINGAPORE BILL [Lords] (Hansard, 3 August 1966)". api.parliament.uk. House of Lords, Parliament of the United Kingdom. 3 August 1966. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
Further reading
Jayakumar, S. (July 1970).
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