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On 13 July 1976, all the Sabah and Sarawak MPs supported the Malaysian parliament bill which downgraded both the states from being equal partners to Malaya as a whole to one of the 13 states in the federation by amending Article 1(2) of the Federal constitution. [8] On 27 August 1976, Malaysia Act Constitution (Amendment) Act 1976 was passed ...
[127] [128] In 1976, another amendment was made to placed both Sabah and Sarawak as "negeri" by dropping the words like "the States of Malaya, namely" and "the Borneo States, namely" from the original definition of the States of the Federation of Malaysia where it receive two-thirds majority vote from the Parliament including the support from ...
The Sarawak Government is an authority governing Sarawak, one of the Borneo states of Malaysia, and is based in Kuching, the state capital.The state government adheres to and is created by both the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, the supreme law of Malaysia, and the Constitution of the State of Sarawak, the supreme law of the State.
This term was incorporated into the Constitution of Malaysia from 1963 to 1976. However, the Sarawak head of state was named "Yang di-Pertua Negeri" from 1963. [17] On 27 August 1976, under Article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia, the term "Governor" was abolished and replaced with "Yang di-Pertua Negeri". [18]
The Evidence Act 1950, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 3 Parts containing 11 chapters, 167 sections and no schedule (including 9 amendments). Part I: Relevancy Chapter I: Preliminary; Chapter II: Relevancy of Facts General; Admissions and Confessions; Statements by Persons who cannot be called as Witnesses
When Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined Malaya to form Malaysia in 1963, the Malaysia Act was passed in Parliament to amend the Constitution to provide for the name change and the inclusion of the three new states. 6th: Amend articles 9, 26, 35, 45, 57, 62, 160 Insert articles 43B, 43C Amend schedule 8: Act 19/1964 Constitution (Amendment) Act ...
Law Reform (Eradication of Illicit Samsu) Act 1976: 165 In force Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976: 164 In force Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 2000: 601 In force Legal Aid Act 1971: 26 In force Legal Profession Act 1976: 166 In force Legislature of Sarawak (Application of Monies Borrowed from the Federation) Act 1968: 779 ...
The Legislative Assembly is constituted under article 13 of the state constitution. [5]: art. 13 The Assembly has the power to legislate on any matter for the state, except those that are within the exclusive domain of the federal Parliament as set out in the Federal List of the ninth schedule of the federal constitution.