Section 5

In Article 160 of the Constitution, in Clause (2), there shall be inserted (in the places required by the alphabetical order and in substitution for the existing definition, if any, of the same term) the following definitions:

“Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the Federation;

“Chief Minister” and “Menteri Besar” both mean the president, by whatever style known, of the Executive Council in a State

(and in particular “Chief Minister” includes the Prime Minister in Singapore);

“Executive Council” means the Cabinet or other body, however called, which in the government of a State corresponds, whether or not the members of it are Ministers, to the Cabinet of Ministers in the government of the Federation (and in particular includes the Supreme Council in Sarawak);

“Governor” means the Head of State, by whatever style known, in a State not having a Ruler (and in particular includes the

Yang di-Pertua Negara in Sabah and the Yang di-Pertuan Negara in Singapore);

“Legislative Assembly” means the representative assembly, however called, in the Legislature of a State (and in particular includes the Council Negri in Sarawak), but except in the

Eighth Schedule includes also a Legislative Council, however called;

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“member of the administration” means, in relation to the

Federation, a person holding office as Minister or Assistant

Minister and, in relation to a State, a person holding a corresponding office in the State or holding office as member

(other than an official member) of the Executive Council, and includes in Singapore political secretaries as well as parliamentary secretaries;

“office of profit” means any whole time office in any of the public services, and includes—