Section 11
Decisions as to disqualification of member of either House or of Legislative Assembly
of Malaysia Act
At the end of Article 53 of the Constitution (which requires that on any question whether a member of either House of Parliament has become disqualified the decision of the House shall be taken) there shall be added—
“Provided that this Article shall not be taken to prevent the practise of the House postponing a decision in order to allow for the taking or determination of any proceedings that may affect the decision (including proceedings for the removal of the disqualification)”;
and in Article 54 (which requires a casual vacancy to be filled within sixty days from the date on which it occurs) for the word
“occurs” there shall be substituted the words “is established that there is a vacancy”.
(2)
In the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution (which by section 8 and subsection 9(5) requires the inclusion in a State constitution of provisions like Articles 53 and 54) there shall be added at the end of section 8—
“Provided that this section shall not be taken to prevent the practise of the Assembly postponing a decision in order to allow for the taking or determination of any proceedings that may affect the decision (including proceedings for the removal of the disqualification)”;
and in subsection 9(5) for the word “occurs” there shall be substituted the words “is established that there is a vacancy”.