Article 169
International agreements, etc., made before Merdeka Day
For the purposes of Clause (1) of Article 76—
(a)
any treaty, agreement or convention entered into before
Merdeka Day between Her Majesty or her predecessors or the Government of the United Kingdom on behalf of the Federation or any part thereof and another country shall be deemed to be a treaty, agreement or convention between the Federation and that other country;
(b)
any decision taken by an international organization and accepted before Merdeka Day by the Government of the
United Kingdom on behalf of the Federation or any part thereof shall be deemed to be a decision of an international organization of which the Federation is a member;
(c)
in relation to the States of Sabah and Sarawak paragraphs
(a)
and (b) shall apply with the substitution of references to Malaysia Day for the references to Merdeka Day and of references to the territories comprised in those States or any of them for the references to the Federation or any part thereof.