Article 55

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall from time to time summon Parliament and shall not allow six months to elapse between the last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first meeting in the next session.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may prorogue or dissolve

Parliament.

Parliament unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the date of its first meeting and shall then stand dissolved.

Whenever Parliament is dissolved a general election shall be held within sixty days from the date of the dissolution and

Parliament shall be summoned to meet on a date not later than one hundred and twenty days from that date.

A Bill pending in Parliament shall not lapse by reason of the prorogation of Parliament.

(Repealed).

A Bill pending the assent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under Clause (4) or Clause (4a) of Article 66 shall not lapse by reason of the prorogation or dissolution of Parliament.

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[Article 54]

Federal Constitution

Art. 54—(cont.)

Clause (2)

a. Amended by Act A354, section 16, in force from 27-08-1976, by inserting after the words “the date on which it is established” the words “by the Election Commission”.

b. This Clause was deleted by Act A585, paragraph 21(b), in force from 14-04-1984 and read as follows:

“(2) Where a casual vacancy in the House of Representatives relates to a vacancy which shall be filled by a member from Sabah or Sarawak, such casual vacancy shall be filled within ninety days from the date on which it is established by the Election

Commission that there is a vacancy and an election shall be held accordingly.”.