Article XXXIV

In this Part, unless the context otherwise

Interpretation.

requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

“Constitution” means the Laws of the Constitution of

Negeri Sembilan,

1959;

“Consolidated Fund” means the Consolidated Fund of the State;

“Federal Constitution” means the Constitution of the Enactment

Federation of Malaysia;

‘No.

10/1995.

“Government” means the Government of the State of

Negeri Sembilan;

“His Highness” means the person elected as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, Negeri Sembilan, by the Undangs in accordance with Article VII to exercise the functions of

Ruler under the Constitution or any law or as a member of the Conference of Ruler and includes His Successors and, where the context admits, His Predecessors and, in the case of a Regency or Council of Regency, includes the Regent or such Council as the case may be;

“Legislature” means the authority having power under this Constitution to make laws for the State;

“Legislative Assembly” means the

Legislative

Assembly of the State;

“Luak” means the area ruled respectively by each of the Undangs, that is to say, the Undangs of the territories of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol and Rembau;

“Regent” means the person appointed to be Regent in accordance with Article XII and includes a Council of

Regency;

“Ruling Chiefs” means the Undang of the Luak of

Sungai Ujong, the Undang of the Luak of Jelebu, the

Undang of the Luak of Johol, the Undang of the Luak~

of Rembau and the Tengku Besar of Tampin;

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“Session” means the sittings of the Legislative

Assembly commencing when the Assembly first meets after being constituted or after its prorogation or dissolution at any time, and terminating when the

Assembly is prorogued or is dissolved without having been prorogued;

“State” means the State of Negeri Sembilan;

“The Undangs” means the Ruling Chiefs excluding the Tengku Besar of Tampin;

“The Yang di-Pertuan Agong” means the Ruler who is elected by the Conference of Rulers in accordance with the provisions of the Third Schedule of the

Constitution of the Federation of Malaya to be the

Supreme Head of the Federation.

Without prejudice to any appellate or revisional jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, where in any proceedings, before-another Court a question arises as to the effect of any provision of this Constitution the

Supreme Court may, on the application of either party to the proceedings, determine that question and either dispose of the case or remit it to the other Court to be disposed of in accordance with the determination.

The Ruler may refer to the Supreme Court for its opinion any question as to the effect of any provision of this Constitution which has arisen or appears to Him to be likely to arise, and the Supreme Court shall pronounce in open Court its opinion on any question so referred to it.

Unless the context otherwise requires any reference in this Constitution to a specified Article, Part,

Chapter or Schedule is a reference to that Article or Part or Chapter of, or to that Schedule to this Constitution;

and any reference to a specified clause is a reference to that clause of the Article in which the reference occurs.

Subject to the provisions of Clauses (2), (3) and

of this Article, Clauses (2) and (4) of Article 160

of the

Federal

Constitution shall apply for the interpretation of this Constitution as it applies for the interpretation of the Federal Constitution.

Except where the interpretation of any word or expression is expressly provided by this Constitution or where the context otherwise requires, the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance, 1948, shall apply for the interpretation of this Constitution as it applies for the interpretation of any written law.

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