Federal Constitution NOTES Art. 66—(cont.) Clause (4) a. The words “, and after assenting to a Bill he shall cause it to be published as a law” were deleted by Act A566, paragraph 12(a), in force from 16-12-1983. b. This Clause was substituted by Act A584, paragraph 2(b), in force from 20-01-1984. The original Clause read as follows: “(4) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall signify his assent to a Bill by causing the Public Seal to be affixed thereto and after assenting to a Bill he shall cause it to be published as a law.”. c. Subsequently, Act A885, paragraph 8(a), in force from 24-06-1994, substituted Clause (4). The earlier Clause read as follows: “(4) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall within thirty days after a Bill is presented to him— (a) assent to the Bill by causing the Public Seal to be affixed thereto; or (b) if it is not a money Bill, return the Bill to the House in which it originated with a statement of the reasons for his objection to the Bill, or to any provision thereof.”. Clauses (4a) a. Added by Act A584, paragraph 2(b), in force from 20-01-1984. b. This Clause was substituted by Act A885, paragraph 8(a), in force from 24-06-1994. The earlier Clause read as follows: “(4a) If the Yang di-Pertuan Agong returns a Bill to the House in which it originated in accordance with Clause (4)(b), the House shall as soon as possible proceed to reconsider the Bill. If after such reconsideration the Bill is passed by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the total number of members of that House in the case of a Bill for making any amendment to the Constitution other than an amendment excepted pursuant to Article 159, and by a simple majority in the case of any other Bill, with or without amendment, it shall be sent together with the objections to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if similarly approved by members of that House, the Bill shall again be presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for assent and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall give his assent thereto within thirty days after the Bill is presented to him.”. Clause (4b) a. Added by Act A584, paragraph 2(b), in force from 20-01-1984. b. This Clause, was repealed by Act A885, paragraph 8(b), in force from 24-06-1994 and read as follows: “(4b) If a Bill is not assented to by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong within the time specified in Clause (4)(a) or (4a) hereof, it shall become law at the expiration of the time as specified in Clause (4)(a) or (4a), as the case may be, in the like manner as if he had assented to it.”. Clause (5) a. The original clause was substituted by Act A566, paragraph 12(b), in force from 1612-1983 and read as follows: “(5) A Bill shall become law on being assented to by Yang di-Pertuan Agong but no law shall come into force until it has been published, without prejudice, however, to the power of Parliament to postpone the operation of any law or to make laws with retrospective effect.”. b. Subsequently this Clause was substituted by Act A584, paragraph 2(c), in force from 20-01-1984 and read as follows: “(5) A Bill shall become law on being assented to by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. If for any reason whatsoever the Bill is not assented to within fifteen days of the Bill being presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, he shall be deemed to have assented to the Bill and the Bill shall accordingly become law.”.