A provision of the Constitution of Malaysia allowed the Federal Government to deprive a person of his citizenship ‘if satisfied that he has shown himself by act or speech to be disloyal or disaffected towards the Federation’. The allegations against the appellant were based on what he had said and done after August 1957, when he was treated as a citizen by registration under the Constitution. He had become a citizen of the Federation of Malaya in 1951.
Held: The provision applied only to acts done or speeches made after registration. A complaint made was that the particulars provided of the conduct relied on against him were inadequate. The Board found that the notice would be valid even if no particulars were provided, since the ground was that the appellant had shown himself to be disloyal and disaffected towards the Federation of Malaysia.
Citations:
[1964] 1 WLR 554
Jurisdiction:
Commonwealth
Cited by:
Cited – Hicks, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Admn 13-Dec-2005
The claimant, an Australian, presently held by the US as a suspected terrorist in Guantanamo Bay sought to be registered as a British Citizen, saying he was entitled to registration as of right.
Held: The past behaviour of an applicant was not . .
Cited – Secretary of State for the Home Department v Hicks CA 12-Apr-2006
The claimant was held as a suspected terrorist by the US government in Guantanamo Bay. He had Australian citizenship but qualified also for British citizenship. He had sought that citizenship and protection. The secretary of state appealed an order . .
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Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.237552
