Federal Constitution
NOTES
Art 42—(cont.)
Clause (2)
a. The words “or by a civil court exercising jurisdiction in the Federal Territory” which
appear after “court-martial” were inserted by Act A206, section 11, in force from
01-02-1974.
b. The words “Yang di-Pertua Negeri” substituted for “Governor” by Act A354,
section 42, in force from 27-08-1976.
c. The words “and without prejudice to any provision of federal law relating to remission
of sentences for good conduct or special services,” were inserted by Act A514,
section 2, in force from 15-05-1981. Act A514, subsection 2(2), read as follows:
“Any remission for good conduct or special services authorized by federal law and
granted before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been validly
granted.”.
d. See note under Art. 42(10).
Clause (3)
a. The words “For the purpose of this Clause the Federal Territory shall be regarded as
a State.” were added by Act A206, section 11, in force from 01-02-1974.
b. The words “the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur or the Federal Territory of Labuan,
as the case may be, shall each be regarded as a state” substituted for “the Federal
Territory shall be regarded as a State” by Act A585, paragraph 12(b), in force from
16-04-1984.
c. Subsequently, the words “Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of
Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya” substituted for “Federal Territory of
Kuala Lumpur or the Federal Territory of Labuan, as the case may be” by Act A1095,
paragraph 14(b), in force from 01-02-2001.
Clauses (4), (5), (6), (7) & (8)
The words “Yang di-Pertua Negeri” substituted for “Governor” by Act A354, section 42, in
force from 27-08-1976.
Clause (7)
The words “by the Ruler or Governor” were inserted by Act 26/1963, section 70,
in force from 16-09-1963.
Clause (10)
a. Added by Act 10/1960, section 4, in force from 31-05-1960, which also amended
Clause (2) by inserting the words “Subject to Clause (10), any”.
b. Act 26/1963, subsection 7(2), in force from 16-09-1963, substituted the words “Penang
or Singapore” for “or Penang”.
c. Act 59/1966, section 2, in force from 09-08-1965, restored the original version “or
Penang”.
d. The words “or the Federal Territory” were inserted after the words “Malacca or Penang”
by Act A206, section 11, in force from 01-02-1974.
e. The word “Islamic” substituted for “Muslim” and the words “religion of Islam” substituted
for “Muslim religion” by Act A354, sections 44 and 45, in force from 27-08-1976.
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