Article 5 Of Federal Constitution Malaysia
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Article 5 of federal constitution malaysia. Name states and territories of the federation 2. Federal constitution article 103. 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. Supreme law of the federation pa r t ii fundamental liberties 5.
Article 5 1 states that no person shall be denied of his personal liberty unless the law allows it to be. Powers and duties of auditor general. Religion of the federation 4. Constitution of malaysia part i the states religion and law of the federation article number.
The federal constitution of malaysia which came into force in 1957 is the supreme law of malaysia. 2 the states of the federation shall be johore kedah kelantan malacca negeri sembilan pahang penang perak perlis sabah sarawak selangor and trengganu. The constitution of the federation of malaya is the foundation of the federal constitution of malaysia today. Liberty of the.
Certain parts of the federal constitution have also been amended to incorporate the terms of agreement made between sabah sawak and malaya during the formation of malaysia. Wikipedia article wikidata item. 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 constitution of malaysia comprising 181 articles is the supreme law of malaysia.
Federal constitution federal constitution arrangement of articles pa r t i the states religion and law of the federation article 1. Admission of new territories into the federation 3. However some defects in it should be reform by adopting the principle of constitutionalism. 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.
Article 153 of the constitution of malaysia grants the yang di pertuan agong king of malaysia responsibility for safeguard ing the special position of the malays and natives of any of the states of sabah and sarawak and the legitimate interests of other communities and goes on to specify ways to do this such as establishing quotas for entry into the civil service public scholarships. 1 the federation shall be known in malay and in english by the name malaysia. The constitution establishes the federation as a. Last amendment included here is the federal constitution amendment act 1995 which entered into force on 20 july 1995.
The federal constitution is said to have been amended over 700 times since 1957 but the terms contained within ma63 have remained unchanged since the day it was signed in 1963 as it is beyond the parliament s.