This Constitution is the supreme law of the Federation and any law passed after Merdeka Day which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
The validity of any law shall not be questioned on the ground that—
it imposes restrictions on the right mentioned in Clause (2)
of Article 9 but does not relate to the matters mentioned therein; or 20
Art. 1
The present Article without Clause (4) was inserted by Act 26/1963, section 4, in force from 16-09-1963 (i.e. when Malaysia was established). The original Article as it stood on Merdeka
Day read as follows:
“1. (1) The Federation shall be known by the name of Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (in
English the Federation of Malaya).
The States of the Federation are Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang,
Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Terengganu (formerly known as the Malay States) and Malacca and Penang (formerly known as the Settlements of Malacca and Penang).
The territories of each of the States mentioned in Clause (2) are the territories of that State immediately before Merdeka Day.”.
Clause (2)
a. Act 59/1966, section 2, in force from 09-08-1965 (i.e. the date Singapore left Malaysia)
amended Clause (2) by deleting therefrom paragraph (c) which read as follows:
“(c) the State of Singapore.”.
b. This Clause was substituted by Act A354, section 2, in force from 27-08-1976.
This Clause before its substitution by Act A354 was amended by Act 26/1963, section 4, in force from 16-09-1963 (i.e. when Malaysia was established) read as follows:
“(2) The States of the Federation shall be—
the States of Malaya, namely, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca,
Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Terengganu;
the Borneo States, namely, Sabah and Sarawak; and
the State of Singapore.”.