This Ordinance may be cited as the Yang di- Pertuan Agong (Exercise of Functions) Ordinance, 1957.
Act 373
Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (Exercise of Functions) Act 1957
Akta yang di-pertuan agong (penjalanan fungsi) 1957
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An Ordinance to provide for the exercise by a Ruler of the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong when- ever those functions fall to be performed by the Deputy Supreme Head of the Federation but cannot be so exercised. [30th December, 1957.] WHErEas by Clause (5) of Article 33 of the Federal exercise by a Ruler of the functions of the Yang di- Pertuan Agong in cases where those functions would under Clause (1) of that Article fall to be exercised by the Deputy Supreme Head but cannot be so exercised owing to a vacancy in the office of the Deputy Supreme Head or to his illness, absence from the Federation or to any other cause: AND WHEREAS by Clause (5) of that Article such a law shall not be passed without the consent of the Con- ference of Rulers: AND ) WHEREAS by Clause (3) of Article 164 of the rederal Constitution the powers of Parliament under that Constitution are until the dissolution of the Legislative Council exercisable by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council: AND WHEREAS the Conference of Rulers has con- sented to the passing of the following law: NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ENACTED by the Yang dı-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council as follows: 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Yang di- Pertuan Agong (Exercise of Functions) Ordinance, 1957. 2. In this Ordinance— "sovereign functions" means the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. 3. Whenever owing to a vacancy in the office of Deputy Supreme Head or to the illness or absence from days of the Deputy Supreme Head, or to any other cause, the Deputy Supreme Head cannot exercise the sovereign functions in cases where under Clause (1) of would fall to be exercised by him, then such functions
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In this Ordinance— "sovereign functions" means the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Whenever owing to a vacancy in the office of Deputy Supreme Head or to the illness or absence from days of the Deputy Supreme Head, or to any other cause, the Deputy Supreme Head cannot exercise the sovereign functions in cases where under Clause (1) of would fall to be exercised by him, then such functions
YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG (EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS) 483 shall fall to be exercised by the Ruler whose State is first on the list maintained under section 4 of the Third Schedule to the Federal Constitution if he is able and mei ster mimi secuneg frca bae oc e ta hea te States appear on such list) who is so able and willing.
As soon as the Ruler entitled under section 3 has Oath of signified to the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal his willingoffice. ness to exercise the sovereign functions he shall, after taking ana subscrıbing in the presence of the Chiet Justice of the rederation (or in his absence the next senior judge of the Supreme Court available) the oath and shall, subject to section 7 exercise such functions until the appointment under section 5 by the Conterence of Rulers of a Ruler to exercise such functions.
At the next meeting of the Conference of Rulers Powers following the taking of the oath by the Kuler under Conference section 4 the Conterence of Rulers shall, unless at of Rulers. that date the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Deputy Supreme Head is exercising such functions (and without prejudice to the validıty of anythıng previously done under the provisions of this Ordinance) by resolution appoint a Ruler (being a Ruler qualified to be elected Yang di-Pertuan Agong) to exercise the sovereign functions; and such Ruler shall upon taking the oath of office prescribed by section 4 bè entitled to exercise and shall, subject to section 7, exercise such functions.
When a Ruler has taken the oath of office pres- Parliament cribed by section 4 the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal shall notifed of thereupon notity the tact that such Kuler ıs exercising exercise of the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in writing to both Houses of Parliament.
A Ruler who is exercising the sovereign functions Cesser of under this Ordinance shall cease to exercise such funcexercise of sovereign tions as soon as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the functions. Deputy Supreme Head resumes or assumes such functions.
When a Ruler who is exercising the sovereign Ilness, etc., functions under this Ordinance cannot owing to illness of Ruler exercising or absence from the Federation for a period not sovereign expected to exceed fifteen days or any other cause functions. exercise such functions the sovereign functions shall fall to be exercised by the Ruler who would under the provisions of section 3 have been entitled to exercise
Saving. No. 72 OF 1957 such functions if at the date on which the Ruler first referred to ceased to exercise such functions any of the events described in section 3 had first occurred; and the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply as if referènces therein to the Deputy Supreme Head included references to the Ruler first referred to in this
Subject to the provisions of Article 34 of the Federal Constitution, nothing in this Ordinance contained shall affect the exercise by a Ruler of his functions as Ruler of his State.
(Section 4) OATH OF OFFICE OF A RULER EXERCISING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG (English translation) We........... Wallahi; Wabillahi; Watallahi;
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