The Singapore (Constitution) Order in Council 1958
Whereas at a conference held in London in the months of March and April, 1957, between representatives of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom (in this Order called "the Government of the United Kingdom") and representatives of the Colony of Singapore, it was agreed that it was desirable that Singapore should bear the title "The State of Singapore" and that a new Constitution should be established conferring upon the State of Singapore internal self-government under Yang di-Pertuan ...