Constitution (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 39/1972

Read the first time on 3rd November 1972.
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) Act, 1972 and shall come into operation on such date as the President may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
Amendment of Article 73
2.  Clause (1) of Article 73 of the Constitution of Singapore is hereby amended —
(a)by deleting the word “four” appearing in the third line thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”; and
(b)by deleting the word “seven” appearing in the third line thereof and substituting therefor the word “nine”.