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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
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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[1][2][3] 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.[4]
Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia on 9 August 1965, becoming an independent state instead.[5]
^See: Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957
^See: United Nations Security Council Resolution 125
^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
^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
^See: the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965[1] and the Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Singapore Act 1966.
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