Delegation of Powers Act 1956 s 16

s 16 Signification of orders, etc., of, and signing of documents by, a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri

Where by any written law any power is given to the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri of any State to make any regulation or order or give any direction, approval, permission or consent or where any document is required by any such law to be under the hand of, or signed or countersigned by, the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri of any State, it shall be sufficient, unless it is otherwise expressed, for such regulation, order, direction, approval, permission, consent or document to be signified under the hand of, or signed or countersigned by, the Chief Minister of such State.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penandaan perintah, dsb., bagi, dan penandatanganan dokumen oleh, Raja atau Yang di-Pertua Negeri

Jika menurut mana-mana undang-undang bertulis apa-apa kuasa diberikan kepada Raja atau Yang di-Pertua Negeri bagi mana-mana Negeri untuk membuat apa-apa peraturan atau perintah atau memberikan apa-apa arahan, kelulusan, kebenaran atau keizinan atau jika apa-apa dokumen dikehendaki oleh mana-mana undang-undang itu di bawah tandatangan, atau ditandatangani atau ditandatangan balas oleh, Raja atau Yang di-Pertua Negeri bagi mana-mana Negeri, ia adalah mencukupi, melainkan jika ia dinyatakan selainnya, bagi peraturan, perintah, arahan, kelulusan, kebenaran, keizinan atau dokumen itu ditandakan di bawah tandatangan, atau ditandatangani atau ditandatangan balas oleh, Ketua Menteri bagi Negeri itu.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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