Singapore Act 1966

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

References

• The UK Statute Law Database: Singapore Act 1966 (1966 C 29)
• 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). "Singapore and State Succession: International Relations and Internal Law". International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 19 (3): 398–423. doi:10.1093/iclqaj/19.3.398.
• Kuan Yew, Lee (October 1998). The Singapore Story: memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. Prentice-Hall. pp. 680. ISBN 9780130208033.

External links

• Historical Sources of Singapore Law: Statutes, Ordinances & Treaties by the National University of Singapore