Part II · CITIZENSHIP
Article 11 Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law.
In force
This article keeps Parliament's power open. Nothing in articles 5 to 10 limits Parliament's right to make laws on citizenship. Parliament may regulate how citizenship is acquired and lost, and all other matters relating to it. This power produced the Citizenship Act, 1955, which governs the subject today.
- Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.
What it means
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This article keeps Parliament's power open. Nothing in articles 5 to 10 limits Parliament's right to make laws on citizenship. Parliament may regulate how citizenship is acquired and lost, and all other matters relating to it. This power produced the Citizenship Act, 1955, which governs the subject today.