Constitution of the Republic of Singapore - Singapore Statutes Online

Citation

1. This Constitution may be cited as the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore.

Supremacy of Constitution

4. This Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Singapore and any law enacted by the Legislature after the commencement of this Constitution which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.

Official languages and national language

153A.—(1) Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English shall be the 4 official languages in Singapore.

(2) The national language shall be the Malay language and shall be in the Roman script:

Provided that —

(a)	no person shall be prohibited or prevented from using or from teaching or learning any other language; and
(b)	nothing in this Article shall prejudice the right of the Government to preserve and sustain the use and study of the language of any other community in Singapore.

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