Section 16

Where by any written law any power is given to the Ruler or

Yang di-Pertua Negeri of any State to make any regulation or order or give any direction, approval, permission or consent or where any document is required by any such law to be under the hand of, or signed or countersigned by, the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri of any State, it shall be sufficient, unless it is otherwise expressed, for such regulation, order, direction, approval, permission, consent or document to be signified under the hand of, or signed or countersigned by, the

Chief Minister of such State.

Signification of orders, etc., of, and signing of documents by, a