Malaysia legislation
Section 33
of Legislative Assembly Privileges Immunities And Powers Enactment 1963
Section 33
(1)
For the purpose of this section ―
“absent” in relation to the Speaker or Deputy Speakers means ―
(a)
that the office of Speaker is vacant or, as the case may be, no Deputy
Speaker has been appointed; or
(b)
that the Speaker or both Deputy Speakers are incapable of, or are from any cause prevented from, performing the duties of the office of Speaker;
or
(c)
that the Speaker or both Deputy Speakers are absent from Kota Kinabalu;
“Deputy Speaker” means any of the two Deputy Speakers appointed under
Article 15A of the Constitution and includes a member appointed to act as
Speaker under the Standing Orders pursuant to clause (4) of Article 15 of the
Constitution.
(2)
For the duration of any period during which the Speaker is absent, the powers and privileges vested in the Speaker by this Enactment shall be vested in the Deputy
Speakers, if any.
(3)
For the duration of any period during which both the Speaker and the Deputy
Speakers are absent ―
(a)
the powers vested in the Speakers by subsection (2) of section 3 and sections 4 and 12 of this Enactment shall vest in the Clerk; and
(b)
all other powers vested in the Speaker by this Enactment shall ―
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(i)
in so far as they relate to any other matter arising whilst the
Assembly is sitting for the transaction of business, be vested in the member presiding over the meeting of the Assembly when such matter arises; and
(ii)
in so far as they relate to any other matter, be vested in the member most senior in precedence who is present in Kota
Kinabalu and not incapacitated or from any cause prevented from performing the duties of the office of Speaker.
Transitional provision.