Section 50
Where under any written law the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a
of Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967
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Section 50
State Authority, a Minister or any other authority is empowered to appoint a person to exercise any function, to be a member of any board, commission or similar body or to be or do any other thing, he may—
(a)
instead of appointing a person by name, appoint the holder of an office by the term designating the office; and
(b)
if he thinks fit, make the appointment with retrospective effect to a date not earlier than the commencement of the law under which it is made.