Constitution (Amendment No. 2) Bill

Bill No. 33/1970

Read the first time on 22nd July 1970.
An Act to amend the Constitution of Singapore.
Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —
Short title and commencement
1.  This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Amendment No. 2) Act, 1970, and shall come into operation on such date as the President may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
Amendment of Article 81K
2.  Clause (7) of Article 81K of the Constitution of Singapore is hereby amended —
(i)by inserting immediately after paragraph (a) thereof the following new paragraph: —
(b)a Bill certified by the Prime Minister as being one which affects the defence or the security of Singapore or which relates to public safety, peace or good order in Singapore; or”; and
(ii)by re-lettering existing paragraph (b) thereof as paragraph (c).