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Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Subject to Clause (9), the Federal Government may, upon application made by any person of or over the age of twenty-one years who is not a citizen, grant a certificate of naturalization to that person if satisfied—
(a) that—
(i) he has resided in the Federation for the required periods and intends, if the certificate is granted, to do so permanently;
(ii) (repealed);
(b) that he is of good character; and
(c) that he has an adequate knowledge of the Malay language.
… (Art. 19) - Malay(1) Tertakluk kepada Fasal (9), apabila permohonan dibuat oleh mana-mana orang yang berumur dua puluh satu tahun atau lebih yang bukan warganegara, maka Kerajaan Persekutuan boleh memberi orang itu suatu perakuan naturalisasi jika Kerajaan Persekutuan berpuas hati—
(a) bahawa—
(i) dia telah bermastautin di Persekutuan selama tempoh yang dikehendaki dan berniat hendak berbuat demikian secara tetap jika diberi perakuan itu;
(ii) (Dimansuhkan);
(b) bahawa dia berkelakuan baik; dan
(c) bahawa dia mempunyai pengetahuan yang memadai dalam bahasa Melayu.
… (Perkara 19)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English…
4. Nationality, citizenship and naturalisation.
… (Fourth Schedule, Federal Legislative List, Part I) - Urdu…
(۴) قومیت، شہریت اور عطائے حقوق شہریت۔
…(جدول چہارم، وفاقی قانون کی فہرست، حصہ اول)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English...
6. Any notice to be given by the Minister to any person under Article 133(1) may be sent to that person at his last known address or, in the case of a person under the age of 18 years (not being a married woman) to his parent or guardian at the last known address of the parent or guardian; and if an address at which the notice may be sent to any person under this paragraph is not known and cannot after reasonable inquiry be ascertained, the notice may be given by publication in the Gazette.
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15. (1) For the purposes of Part X, references to a person’s father or to his parent or to one of his parents shall, in relation to a person who is illegitimate, be construed as references to his mother.
… (Third Schedule)
Education
- EnglishAll citizens have the right to education; and the State shall endeavor to make general education compulsory and free of charge in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the State. (Art. 49)
- Arabicالتّعليم حقّ لكل مواطن و تسعى الدولة لتحقيق إلزاميّة و مجانيّة التّعليم العام، وفقا للنظم و القوانين المعمول بها في الدّولة. (المادّة 49)
Education
- English... Parents and substitute parents shall have the right and obligation to raise the children, care for their health, development, education, prepare them for work, and impart to them the culture of respect for the law, historical and national traditions. ... (Art. 40)
- Russian… Родители или заменяющие их лица имеют право и обязаны воспитывать детей, заботиться об их здоровье, развитии, обучении, готовить их к труду, прививать им культуру уважения к законам, историческим и национальным традициям. … (Статья 40)
- Turkmen... Ata-eneler ýa-da olaryň ornuny tutýan adamlar çagalaryny terbiýelemäge, olaryň saglygy, ösüşi, okuwy barada alada etmäge, olary zähmete taýýarlamaga, kanunlara, taryhy we milli däp-dessurlara hormat goýmak medeniýetini olaryň aňyna ornaşdyrmaga hukuklydyrlar we borçludyrlar. … (40-nji madda.)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall protect and promote the right of the citizen to a quality education at all levels and shall take every measure to progressively make this education available to all the citizens.
… (Art. 65) - Khmerរដ្ឋត្រូវការពារ និងលើកស្ទួយសិទ្ធិរបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ក្នុងការទទួលការអប់រំ ប្រកបដោយគុណភាពនៅគ្រប់កម្រិត និង ត្រូវចាត់វិធានការគ្រប់បែបយ៉ាងជាជំហានៗ ដើម្បីឱ្យការអប់រំនេះ បានទៅដល់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋគ្រប់រូប។
… (មាត្រា ៦៥)
Education
- English…
(2) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them. (Art. 29) - Hindi…
(2) राज्य द्वारा पोषित या राज्य-निधि से सहायता पाने वाली किसी शिक्षा संस्था में प्रवेश से किसी भी नागरिक को केवल धर्म, मूलवंश, जाति, भाषा या इनमें से किसी के आधार पर वंचित नहीं किया जाएगा। (अनुच्छेद 29)
Education
- English
Until the children are of age, parents and guardians shall be obliged to support them, take care of their upbringing, education and healthy, full and harmonious development.
… (Art. 77) - Uzbek
Ota-onalar va ularning o‘rnini bosuvchi shaxslar o‘z farzandlarini voyaga yetguniga qadar boqishi, ularning tarbiyasi, ta’lim olishi, sog‘lom, to‘laqonli va har tomonlama kamol topishi xususida g‘amxo‘rlik qilishga majburdirlar.
... (77-modda)
Education
- English
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2. Education,
… (Schedule 9, List of concurrent Powers/Jurisdiction for Federation, Province and Local Level) - Nepali
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(२) शिक्षा,
... (अनुसूची–९, संघ, प्रदेश र स्थानीय तहको अधिकारको साझा सूची)
Education
- EnglishEducation is the right of all citizens of Afghanistan, which shall be offered up to the B.A. level in the state educational institutes free of charge by the state. To expand balanced education as well as to provide mandatory intermediate education throughout Afghanistan, the state shall design and implement effective programs and prepare the ground for teaching mother tongues in areas where they are spoken. (Art. 43)
- Dariتعلیم حق تمام اتباع افغانستان است كه تا درجه لیسانس در مؤسسات تعلیمی دولتی به صورت رایگان از طرف دولت تأمین می گردد. دولت مكلف است به منظور تعمیم متوازن معارف در تمام افغانستان، تأمین تعلیمات متوسطۀ اجباری، پروگرام مؤثر طرح و تطبیق نماید و زمینه تدریس زبانهای مادری را در مناطقی كه به آنها تكلم می كنند فراهم كند. (مادۀ ۴۳)
- Pashtoزده كړه د افغانستان د ټولو اتباعو حق دى چې د ليسانس تر درجې پورې و ړيا د دولت له خوا تأمينيږي. دولت مكلف دى چې په ټول افغانستان كې د متوازن معارف د عامولو او د منځنيو اجباري زده كړو د تأمين لپاره اغېزمن پروگرام طرح او تطبيق كړي او د مورنيو ژبو د تدريس لپاره په هغو سيمو كي چې پرې خبرې كېږي لاره هواره كړي. (۴۳ ماده)