1970
Nations Unies — Recueil des Traités
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DRAFT
A BILL
intituled
An Act to extend and adapt the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, for Malaysia, and to make additional provision with respect to entry into the States of Sabah and Sarawak.
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Be it enacted by the Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Ra'ayat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :
Part I
GENERAL
Short title construction.
- 1. This Act may be cited as the Immigration Act, 1963, and shall be construed as one with the Immigration Ordinance, 1959.
Commencement.
- 2. Save as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act shall come into operation on Malaysia Day that is to say, the 31st day of August, 1963.
General extension and adaptation of federal Ordinance, and repeal of State laws.
- 3. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, shall extend throughout Malaysia (and references therein to the Federation shall be construed accordingly), and the following immigration laws of the States of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore shall cease to have effect, that is to say,
- (a) in Sabah, the Immigration Ordinance, 1962 (No. 1 of 1962) ;
- (b) in Sarawak, the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 15) ;
- (c) in Singapore, the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 102).
- (2) In the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, there shall be made the amendments provided for by the Schedule.
- (3) Parts II and III of the Delegation of Powers Ordinance, 1956, so far as relevant for the purposes of the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, shall for those purposes extend to the States of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore, whether or not so extended for any other purpose.
- (3) Parts II and III of the Delegation of Powers Ordinance, 1956, so far as relevant for the purposes of the Immigration Ordinance, 1959, shall for those purposes extend to the States of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore, whether or not so extended for any other purpose.
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