Titles of Office Act 1949

This Act may be cited as the Titles of Office Act 1949.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“federal law” means an Act of Parliament, and any other law in force in Malaysia or any part thereof which relates to a matter with respect to which Parliament has power to make laws;

* “Peninsular Malaysia” has the meaning assigned thereto by section 3 of the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 [Act 388], and includes the

Federal Territory;

“public office” means an office in any of the public services mentioned in Clause (1) of Article 132 of the Federal Constitution and

“federal public office” means an office in any of the public services

*NOTE—All references to “West Malaysia” shall be construed as reference to “Peninsular Malaysia”–see the Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997 [Act A996], subsection 5(2).

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mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f), both inclusive, and in paragraph (h), of that Article.

Wherever any title amongst those of the public offices set out in the first column of the First Schedule appears in any written law or in any notification made thereunder, it shall be deemed to be replaced by the corresponding title or titles set out in the second column of such

In the application of this section to Sabah and Sarawak “written law” means federal law, in force in those States, respectively.

Whenever any change of title of any public office or of any public body or of any Department of any Government in Malaysia occurs, the

Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, if occasion requires, by notification in the Gazette, make any necessary substitution in or addition to the First

Schedule, and section 3 shall apply accordingly in conformity with every such substitution or addition:

Provided that—

in the application of this section to Peninsular Malaysia, in the case of a public office, appointment to which does not involve liability to serve in more than one State, any such notification may be made only with the concurrence of the State Authority concerned; and

in the application of this section to Sabah and Sarawak, any such notification may be made only in relation to a change of title of—

a federal public office; or

The Ordinances and Enactments set out in the Second Schedule are hereby amended or repealed to the extent specified in the third column of the said Schedule, but without prejudice to any change of title effected by or under any such Ordinance or Enactment.