Section 3
of State Honours Enactment 1963
Section 3
(1)
There is hereby established an Order of Chivalry which shall be styled Darjah
Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu (The Most Illustrious Order of Kinabalu).
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(2)
The Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall be the Patron of the Order and shall, without the necessity for appointment, be a member of the First Grade of the Order having and enjoying all the rights and privileges hereinafter conferred upon members of the said Grade, but shall take precedence over all other such members.
(3)
Persons who have become members of the First Grade of the Order by virtue of their holding the office of Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall, upon ceasing to hold such office, continue to be such members but neither they nor the Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall be included in the numbers laid down in subsection (2) of section 4 of this Enactment.
Grades of the Order.