Malaysia legislation
Article LX
Article LX
(1)
Subject to the provisions of the Federal
Constitution and this Constitution the Legislative
Assembly shall regulate its own procedure and may from time to time make, amend and revoke Standing
Rules and Orders for the regulation and orderly conduct of its own proceedings and the conduct of business.
(2)
The
Legislative
Assembly may act not-withstanding any vacancy in its membership, and the presence or participation of any person not entitled thereto shall not invalidate any proceedings.
(3)
Subject to Clause (5) and Article LXXVIII the
Assembly shall, if not unanimous, take its decision by a simple majority of members voting; and the person presiding shall cast his vote whenever necessary to avoid an equality of votes, but shall not vote in any other case.
(4)
In regulating its procedure the Assembly may provide, as respects any decision relating to its proceedings, that it shall not be made except by a specified majority or by a specified number of votes.
(5)
Members absent from the Assembly shall not be allowed to vote.