Federal Constitution NOTES Art. 45— (cont.) Clause (3) a. Amended by Act A442, paragraph 2(1)(c), in force from 31-12-1978, by substituting “three” for “six”. b. Subsequently this Clause was amended by Act A1130, section 4, in force from 28-09-2001, by deleting the words “, subject to the provisions of the Seventh Schedule,”. Clause (3a): Added by Act A514, section 3, in force from 15-05-1981. Clause (4): See Art. 120. Art. 46 1. This Article as it stood on Merdeka Day read as follows: “46. (1) The House of Representatives shall consist of one hundred elected members except that the first House of Representatives shall consist of one hundred and four. (2) After the completion of the first census to be taken after Merdeka Day Parliament may by law alter the number of members of the House of Representatives.”. 2. This Article was amended by Act 14/1962, section 14, in force from 21-06-1962, by substituting “one hundred and four elected members” for “one hundred elected members except that the first House of Representatives shall consist of one hundred and four” in Clause (1), and repealed Clause (2). 3. This Article was substituted by Act 26/1963, section 9, in force from 16-09-1963, which read as follows: “46. (1) The House of Representatives shall consist of one hundred and fifty-nine elected members. (2) There shall be— (a) one hundred and four members from the States of Malaya; (b) sixteen members from Sabah; (c) twenty-four members from Sarawak; (d) fifteen members from Singapore.”. 4. This Article was amended by Act 59/1966, section 2, in force from 09-08-1965, by substituting “forty-four” for “fifty-nine” in Clause (1) and deleted paragraph (d) of Clause (2). 5. This Article was again amended by Act A206, section 12, in force from 23-08-1973, by the substitution of the whole Article which read as follows: “46. (1) The House of Representatives shall consist of one hundred and fifty-four elected members. (2) There shall be— (a) one hundred and forty-nine members from the States in Malaysia as follows: (i) sixteen members from Johore; (ii) thirteen members from Kedah; (iii) twelve members from Kelantan; (iv) four members from Malacca; (v) six members from Negeri Sembilan; (vi) eight members from Pahang; (vii) nine members from Penang;