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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
PART IIIPROTECTION OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORENo surrender of sovereignty or relinquishment of
control over the Police Force or the Armed Forces except by referendum
6.
—(1)
There
shall be —(a)
no surrender or transfer, either wholly
or in part, of the sovereignty of the Republic of Singapore as an
independent nation, whether by way of merger or incorporation with
any other sovereign state or with any Federation, Confederation,
country or territory or in any other manner whatsoever; and (b)
no relinquishment of control over
the Singapore Police Force or the Singapore Armed Forces,
unless such surrender, transfer or relinquishment
has been supported, at a national referendum, by not less than two-thirds
of the total number of votes cast by the electors registered under
the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap. 218).
(2)
For the purposes of this Article —"Singapore
Armed Forces"
means the Singapore
Armed Forces raised and maintained under the Singapore Armed Forces
Act (Cap. 295), and includes any civil defence force formed under
the Civil Defence Act (Cap. 42) and such other force as the President
may, by notification in the Gazette, declare to
be an armed force for the purposes of this Article; "Singapore
Police Force"
means the Singapore
Police Force and the Special Constabulary established under the
Police Force Act (Cap. 235) and any Auxiliary Police Force created
in accordance with Part IX of that Act, and includes the Vigilante
Corps established under the Vigilante Corps Act (Cap. 343) and such
other force as the President may, by notification in the Gazette, declare
to be a police force for the purposes of this Article.
Participation in co-operative international schemes
which are beneficial to Singapore
7.
Without
in any way derogating from the force and effect of Article 6, nothing
in that Article shall be construed as precluding Singapore or any
association, body or organisation therein from —(a)
participating or co-operating in,
or contributing towards, any scheme, venture, project, enterprise
or undertaking of whatsoever nature, in conjunction or in concert
with any other sovereign state or with any Federation, Confederation,
country or countries or any association, body or organisation therein,
where such scheme, venture, project, enterprise or undertaking confers,
has the effect of conferring or is intended to confer, on Singapore
or any association, body or organisation therein, any economic, financial,
industrial, social, cultural, educational or other benefit of any kind
or is, or appears to be, advantageous in any way to Singapore or
any association, body or organisation therein; or (b)
entering into any treaty, agreement,
contract, pact or other arrangement with any other sovereign state
or with any Federation, Confederation, country or countries or any
association, body or organisation therein, where such treaty, agreement,
contract, pact or arrangement provides for mutual or collective
security or any other object or purpose whatsoever which is, or
appears to be, beneficial or advantageous to Singapore in any way.
No amendment to this Part except by referendum
8.
—(1)
A
Bill for making an amendment to this Part shall not be passed by
Parliament unless it has been supported, at a national referendum,
by not less than two-thirds of the total number of votes cast by
the electors registered under the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap.
218).
(2)
In this Article, “amendment”includes
addition and repeal.
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