Section 9
State and Federal Territory public holidays
The State Authority may, by notification in the Gazette or in such other manner as it thinks fit, appoint a day to be observed as a
State public holiday in any such State, and such day shall, except as hereinafter provided, be observed in such State as a public holiday.
(2)
The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, or in such other manner as he thinks fit, appoint a day to be observed as a
Federal Territory public holiday in the Federal Territory, and such day shall, except as hereinafter provided, be observed in the Federal
Territory as a public holiday.
(3)
Section 7 shall apply—
(a)
within such State to such State public holiday; and
(b)
within the Federal Territory to such Federal Territory public holiday, as it applies within Peninsular Malaysia in respect of a public holiday prescribed under section 3.
(4)
In this section references to a State or the Federal Territory shall include references to any recognized subdivision of a State or the Federal Territory.