Federal Constitution Of Malaysia

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Federal constitution of malaysia. It is drafted by reid commission that headed by lord william reid in order to formulate a constitution for the preparation of a fully self governing and independent federation of malaya. The original constitution was first introduced as the constitution of the federation of malaya on merdeka day 31 august 1957 and subsequently introduced as the constitution of malaysia on malaysia day 16 september 1963. Constitution of the high courts 122a b. Appointment of judicial commissioner 122b.

Federal constitution article 103. Article 10 of the constitution of malaysia guarantees malaysian citizens the right to freedom of speech freedom of assembly and freedom of association unlike comparable provisions in constitutional law such as the first amendment to the united states constitution article 10 entitles citizens to such freedoms as are not restricted by the government instead of absolutely guaranteeing those. The constitution establishes the federation as a. Constitution of court of appeal 122a a.

40 1 in the exercise of his functions under this constitution or federal law the yang di pertuan agong shall act in accordance with the advice of the cabinet or of a minister acting under the general authority of the cabinet. Last amendment included here is the federal constitution amendment act 1995 which entered into force on 20 july 1995. The constitution of malaysia comprising 181 articles is the supreme law of malaysia. The federal constitution of malaysia which came into force in 1957 is the supreme law of malaysia.

The federation was initially called the federation of malaya in malay persekutuan tanah melayu and it adopted its present name malaysia when the states of sabah sarawak and singapore now independent became part of the federation. Wikipedia article wikidata item. Constitution of federal court 122a. The constitution of the federation of malaya is the foundation of the federal constitution of malaysia today.

Other constitutions and laws in malaysia are referred to the state constitutions and laws since malaysia is a federation of 13 states and 3 federal territories after the establishment of the federal territories of kuala lumpur labuan and putrajaya consecutively. Federal constitution of malaysia. Judicial power of the federation 122. Federal constitution pa r t ix the judiciary article 121.

Powers and duties of auditor general. It was drafted based on the advice of the reid commission and came into force on 27 august 1957 excerpted from constitution of malaysia on wikipedia the free encyclopedia. 8 the provisions of this article shall apply to the federal territory of kuala lumpur in the like manner that they apply to a state save that clause 1 in its application to the federal territory of kuala lumpur shall be modified to read that any land in the federal territory of kuala lumpur which immediately before merdeka day was a malay reservation in accordance in accordance with that. Withdrawals from consolidated fund 105.