The Malaysia Act 1963 (c. 35) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It came into operation on 31 July 1963.
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| 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. |
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| Citation | 1963 c. 35 |
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| Royal assent | 31 July 1963 |
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CommonsThe Act made provisions for the federation of the StatesofNorth 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]
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