Malaysia legislation

Article 112

of Federal Constitution

Article 112

Restriction on alterations in establishments of States

(1)

Subject to Clause (2), no State shall, without the approval of the Federation, make any addition to its establishment or the establishment of any of its departments, or alter the rates of established salaries and emoluments, if the effect of doing so would be to increase the liability of the Federation in respect of pensions, gratuities or other like allowances.

(2)

This Article does not apply to—

(a)

non-pensionable appointments the maximum salaries of which do not exceed four hundred ringgit per month or such other amount as may be fixed by order by the

Yang di-Pertuan Agong; or 101

[Article 110]

Federal Constitution

Art. 110—(cont.)

Clause (5)

The words “Clauses (3) and (3a)” substituted for the words “Clause (3)” by Act 14/1962, section 32, in force from 21-06-1962.

Art. 111

Clause (2)

The present Clause was inserted by Act A354, section 23, in force from 27-08-1976, and replaced the earlier Clause which read as follows:

“(2) A State shall not borrow except under the authority of State law, and State law shall not authorized a State to borrow except from the Federation or, for a period not exceeding twelve months, from a bank approved for that purpose by the Federal Government.”.

See Art. 112b.

Clause (3): Substituted by Act A354, section 23, in force from 27-08-1976.

Art. 112

Clauses (2)(a) & (b)

a. The word “ringgit” substituted for the word “dollars” by Act 160, paragraph 2(b), in force from 29-08-1975.

b. The words “or such other amount as may be fixed by order by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong”

were inserted after the words “per month” by Act A354, section 24, in force from 27-08-1976.

Federal Constitution

(b)

pensionable appointments the maximum salaries of which do not exceed one hundred ringgit per month or such other amount as may be fixed by order by the

Yang di-Pertuan Agong.