Malaysia legislation
Article XXXVII
Article XXXVII
(2)
(a)
The State Secretary, who shall be of the
Malay race professing the Muslim Religion, shall be the principal officer in charge of the administrative affairs of the State.
(b)
The
State Legal Adviser shall advise on legal matters referred to him by His Highness or the State
Government.
(c)
The State Financial Officer shall be the principal officer in charge of financial affairs of the State.
(3)
Every such official shall have the right to take part in the proceedings of the State Executive Council and the Legislative Assembly and may be appointed to any Committee thereof but shall not have any vote in the State Executive Council or the Legislative Assembly or in any such Committee.
(4)
Before any such official first attends a meeting of the
State Executive Council he shall take and subscribe in the presence of the Menteri Besar the Oath of Secretary set in Part III of the Schedule.
(5)
The persons holding the office of State Secretary,
State Legal Adviser and State Financial Officer respectively immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution shall continue to hold that office in like manner as if he had been appointed under this Article.