[Article 8]
Federal Constitution
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connected with the affairs of any religion, or of an
institution managed by a group professing any religion,
to persons professing that religion;
(c) any provision for the protection, well-being or advancement
of the aboriginal peoples of the Malay Peninsula (including
the reservation of land) or the reservation to aborigines
of a reasonable proportion of suitable positions in the
public service;
(d) any provision prescribing residence in a State or part of
a State as a qualification for election or appointment to
any authority having jurisdiction only in that State or
part, or for voting in such an election;
(e) any provision of a Constitution of a State, being or
corresponding to a provision in force immediately before
Merdeka Day;
(f) any provision restricting enlistment in the Malay Regiment
to Malays.
Prohibition of banishment and freedom of movement
9. (1) No citizen shall be banished or excluded from the
Federation.
(2) Subject to Clause (3) and to any law relating to the security
of the Federation or any part thereof, public order, public health,
or the punishment of offenders, every citizen has the right to
move freely throughout the Federation and to reside in any part
thereof.
(3) So long as under this Constitution any other State is
in a special position as compared with the States of Malaya,
Parliament may by law impose restrictions, as between that State
and other States, on the rights conferred by Clause (2) in respect
of movement and residence.
Freedom of speech, assembly and association
10. (1) Subject to Clauses (2), (3) and (4)—
(a) every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and
expression;
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