Malaysia legislation

Article III

of Federal Constitution

Article iii

Sarawak (Legislative Powers) Order 1965—L.N. 22/1965; and iv. Sarawak (Legislative Powers) (No. 2) Order 1965—L.N. 106/1965.

Federal Constitution

(2)

An order made by virtue of paragraph (a) of Clause (1)

shall not authorize the Legislature of a State to amend or repeal an Act of Parliament passed after Malaysia Day, unless the Act so provides.

(3)

Clause (3) of Article 76a and Clause (6) of Article 80

shall apply in relation to an order under paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) respectively of Clause (1) of this Article as they apply in relation to an Act of Parliament.

(4)

Where an order under this Article is revoked by a later order, the later order may include provision for continuing in force (generally or to such extent or for such purposes as the order may specify) any State law passed by virtue of the earlier order or any subsidiary legislation made or thing done under any such State law, and from the coming into operation of the later order any State law thereby continued in force shall have effect as federal law:

Provided that no provision shall be continued in force by virtue of this Clause if or in so far as it could not have been made by

Act of Parliament.

(5)

Any order of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under this Article shall be laid before each House of Parliament.

Exclusion for States of Sabah and Sarawak of Parliament’s power to pass uniform laws about land or local government 95d. In relation to the State of Sabah or Sarawak, Clause (4) of

Article 76 shall not apply, nor shall paragraph (b) of Clause (1)

of that Article enable Parliament to make laws with respect to any of the matters mentioned in Clause (4) of that Article.

Exclusion of States of Sabah and Sarawak from national plans for land utilization, local government, development, etc.