Section 43
Contents of speeches
of State Legislative Assembly Standing Orders
(1)
A Member shall confine his observations to the subject under discussion and may not introduce matter irrelevant thereto.
(2)
Reference shall not be made to any matter which is subjudice, except by means of or in the course of consideration of a Bill when reference may be made but only in such a way as will not in the opinion of the Speaker or Chairman prejudice the interests of parties thereto.
(3)
It shall be out of order to attempt to reconsider any specific question upon which the Assembly has come to a conclusion during the current session except upon a substantive motion for rescission.
(4)
It shall be out of order to use offensive and insulting language about Members of the Assembly.
(5)
No Member shall refer by name to any other Member. Ministers shall be referred to by the designation of the offices held by them.
(6)
No Member shall impute improper motives to any other Member.
(7)
The conduct or character of the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, of any of the Rulers or Their Excellencies the Yang di-Pertua-Yang di-Pertua
Negeri, of Judges or other persons engaged in the administration of justice, of members of the Armed Forces Council or of any Service Commission established under Part X of the Constitution, of Members of the Election
Commission, or of sovereigns of friendly states shall not be referred to except upon a substantive motion moved for that purpose.
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(8)
The personal conduct of Members of the Assembly shall not be referred to except upon a substantive motion moved for the purpose.
(9)
No reference shall be made to the conduct or character of any Member or of any public servant, other than his conduct in his capacity as a Member or as a public servant.
(10)
The proceedings and report of a Select Committee or Committee of the
Assembly shall not be referred to before they have been presented to the
Assembly.
(11)
It shall be out of order to use:-
(a)
Treasonable words;
(b)
Seditious words;
(c)
Words which one likely to promote feelings of ill-will or hostility between different communities in the Federation of Infringe any provision of the
Constitution or Sedition Act, 1948.