The Constitution Of Malaysia Can Be Amended By The
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The constitution of malaysia can be amended by the. Amending federal constitution of malaysia. The constitution of the federation of malaya is the foundation of the federal constitution of malaysia today. Law law224 academic year. The provision to amend the constitution falls under article 159.
As of september 2015 there have been 57 amendments to the constitution of malaysia since it was first enacted in 1957. One of these special positions they have is that any amendments to the constitution that affect the status of sabah or sarawak must be agreed to by the yang di pertua negeri of sabah and or sarawak not to be confused with the ydpa. In general under articles 159 and 161e there are four separate procedures are prescribed. Kuala lumpur malaysia s mps on tuesday july 16 approved a legal amendment to lower the voting age to 18 from 21 previously.
Name states and territories of the federation the present article without clause 4 was inserted by act 26 1963 section 4 in force from 16 09 1963 i e. The constitution can be altered through an amendment act supported by two thirds of the members of parliament. The bill proposes to amend article 1 2 so as to restore the status of the two east malaysian states of sabah and sarawak according to the original content of malaysia agreement that was signed in 1963. Malaysia s pakatan harapan ph government will table a bill to amend the constitution and lower the voting age from 21 to 18 years old at the next parliamentary session said youth.
The amendment was passed by all 211 lawmakers present in the. 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.