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Federal Constitution FEDERAL CONSTITUTION ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES Part I THE STATES, RELIGION AND LAW OF THE FEDERATION Article 1. Name, States and territories of the Federation 2. Admission of new territories into the Federation 3. Religion of the Federation 4. Supreme law of the Federation Part II FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES 5. Liberty of the person 6.
First introduced as the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya on Merdeka Day : 31st August 1957 Subsequently introduced as the Constitution of Malaysia on Malaysia Day : 16th September 1963 15.
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia (Malay: Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia), which came into force in 1957 as the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya and was amended in 1963 to form the Constitution of Malaysia, is the supreme law of Malaysia and contains a total of 183 articles. [1]
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. * The online versions of the updated reprints of the Laws of Malaysia are as marked with an asterisk. These online versions are not the reprinted version made pursuant to Section 14 of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1] Both printed and online versions reprint of the Laws of Malaysia Series were updated up to the date ...
The Malaysian Federal Constitution is a document that reflects the compromises made by the various races in Malaysia. It is founded on the notion of equality. In interpreting this document, due regard must be given to its legislative history and the intentions of the framer of the Federal Constitution1.
CONTENTS Page arrangeMent of artiCles 5–17 Constitution 19–214 list of aMendMents 215–220 list of artiCles aMended 221–236
THE Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the supreme law of Malaysia, with the 1957 Constitution of the Federation of Malaya acting as the basis of this very important document. It establishes Malaysia as a constitutional monarchy, having the Yang di–Pertuan Agong as the Head of State — whose role is largely ceremonial.
