Article 153 Federal Constitution
Governors of states there shall be governor for each state.
Article 153 federal constitution. Contributions in aid of rates in respect of federal and state property. Reservation of quotas in respect of services permits etc for malays and natives of any of the states of sabah and sarawak 154. Article 153 in the constitution of india 1949. Provided that nothing in this article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as governor for two or more states.
Khoo kay kim federal constitution of malaysia g25 justice mohd noor abdullah meor atiqul rahman vs fatimah sihi. There is only the special position of the malays and the natives of sabah and sarawak. Any reference to a specified chapter clause section or paragraph is a reference to that chapter of the part that clause of the article that section of the schedule or that paragraph of the. This entry was posted in human rights information law politic and tagged article 153 of the federal constitution article 37 1 of the federal constitution biro tatanegara datin paduka datuk professor dr.
According to article 161a 6 a the federal constitution native means in relation in sarawak a. In my article visiting the malay rights the bahasa malaysia version can be read here i had commented on article 153 of the federal constitution i stated that under its provisions the malays in fact do not possess any special rights. Well before you start debating this issue maybe you should read what article 153 of the federal constitution has to say about this matter. Article 153 reservation of quotas in respect of services permits etc for malays and natives of any of the states of sabah and sarawak.
10 unless the context otherwise requires any reference in this constitution to a specified part article or schedule is a reference to that part or article of or that schedule to this constitution. Federal constitution article 155. Article 153 of the malaysian constitution. Perspective and raise awareness on article 153 of the federal constitution that is one of the basic structures of the federal constitution relating to affirmative actions in favour of malay indigenous of sabah and sarawak which will be discussed throughout in the following paragraphs.
Article 153 of the constitution of malaysia grants the yang di pertuan agong king of malaysia responsibility for safeguard ing the special position of the malays and natives of any of the states of sabah and sarawak and the legitimate interests of other communities and goes on to specify ways to do this such as establishing quotas for entry into the civil service public scholarships. Ramlah adam datuk noor farida ariffin emeritus professor tan sri dr.