Malaysia Act 1963

The Malaysia Act 1963 (1963 C 35) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It came into operation on 31 July 1963.

Malaysia Act 1963

Parliament of the United Kingdom
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.
Citation	1963 Chapter 35
Dates
Royal assent	31 July 1963
Other legislation
Relates to	British Nationality Act 1981 British Overseas Territories Act 2002
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted

Part of the Formation of Malaysia
Events
Malaysia Bill Cobbold Commission  • 18-point agreement  • 20-point agreement Singaporean referendum Sarawak communist insurgency Piracy in the Sulu and Celebes Seas  • Cross border attacks in Sabah  • Moro conflict Brunei revolt  • North Borneo Federation Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Manila Accord Maphilindo Sarawak Self-governance Malaysia Act 1963 North Borneo Self-governance Proclamation of Malaysia Operation Claret 1964 race riots in Singapore MacDonald House bombing PAP–UMNO relations Proclamation of Singapore UN Security Council Resolution 213 Singapore Agreement South Thailand insurgency 2019 failed constitutional amendment 2021 constitutional amendment
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Malaysia Act 1963 (1963 C 35) (document) at Wikisource and Commons

The Act made provisions for the federation of the States of North 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]