Singapore Act 1966

Section 1(2).

SCHEDULE Modification of Enactments

Nationality and Citizenship

1 The British Nationality Acts 1948 to 1965 shall have effect as if, in section 1(3) of the [1948 c. 56.] British Nationality Act 1948 (Commonwealth countries having separate citizenship) there were added at the end the words " and Singapore ".

Armed Forces

2 The definitions of " Commonwealth forces " in section 225(1) of the [1955 c. 18.] Army Act 1955 and section 223(1) of the [1955 c. 19.] Air Force Act 1955, and the definition of " Commonwealth country " in section 135(1) of the [1957 c. 53.] Naval Discipline Act 1957 shall each have effect with the addition at the end, of the words " or Singapore ".

3 In the [1933 c. 6.] Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) Act 1933, section 4 (attachment and mutual powers of command) shall have effect in relation to forces raised in Singapore as it has effect in relation to forces raised in Dominions within the meaning of the [1931 c. 4 (22 & 3 Geo. 5).] Statute of Westminster 1931.

4 In the [1952 c. 67.] Visiting Forces Act 1952, at the end of section 1(1)(a) (countries to which that Act applies) there shall be added the words " Singapore or " and, until express provision with respect to Singapore is made by Order in Council under section 8 of that Act (application to visiting forces of law relating to home forces), any such Order for the time being in force shall be deemed to apply to visiting forces of Singapore.

5 In section 84(2) of the [1963 c. 41.] Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 (exclusion of application to visiting forces) before the words " and any country " there shall be inserted the word " Singapore ".

Diplomatic Immunities

6 In section 461 of the [1952 c. 10.] Income Tax Act 1952 (exemption from income tax in the case of certain Commonwealth representatives and their staffs)—

(a) in subsection (2), before the words " or any state " there shall be inserted the words " or Singapore ";

(b) in subsection (3), before the words " and ' Agent-General' " there shall be inserted the words " or Singapore ".

7 In section 1(6) of the [1952 c. 18.] Diplomatic Immunities (Commonwealth Countries and the Republic of Ireland) Act 1952, before the words " and the Republic of Ireland " there shall be inserted the word " Singapore ".

8 In section 1(5) of the [1961 c. 11.] Diplomatic Immunities (Conferences with Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland) Act 1961, before the words " and the Republic of Ireland " there shall be inserted the word " Singapore ".

Financial

9 In section 2(4) of the [1958 c. 6.] Import Duties Act 1958, before the words " together with " there shall be inserted the word " Singapore ".

Ships and Aircraft

10 In section 427(2) of the [1894 c. 60.] Merchant Shipping Act 1894, as set out in section 2(1) of the [1949 c. 43.] Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949, before the words " or in any " there shall be inserted the word " Singapore ".

11 At the end of the proviso to section 6(2) of the [1948 c. 44.] Merchant Shipping Act 1948 there shall be added the words " or Singapore ".

Commonwealth Institute

12 At the end of section 8 of the [1925 c. xvii.] Imperial Institute Act 1925 (which confers power to vary the provisions of the said Act of 1925 if an agreement for the purpose is made with the Governments of territories which for the time being are contributing towards the expenses of the Commonwealth Institute and are specified in subsection (2) inserted in that section by the [1958 c. 16.] Commonwealth Institute Act 1958) there shall be added the words " and Singapore ".

Films

13 In section 50(1) of the [1960 c. 57.] Films Act 1960, in the definition of " Commonwealth country ", before the words " any colony " there shall be inserted the word " Singapore ".

Companies

14 For purposes of section 119 of the [1948 c. 38.] Companies Act 1948 as it has effect by virtue of the [S.I. 1964/911.] Companies Registers (Malaysia) Order 1964, Singapore shall, at the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, cease to be treated as if it formed part of Malaysia, and, accordingly, shall thereafter for those purposes continue to be treated as if it were a part of Her Majesty's dominions but separate from Malaysia.