Federal Constitution NOTES Art. 56 Clause (1) The words “, subject to Clause (3),” inserted by Act A514, paragraph 5(a), in force from 15-05-1981. Clause (4): Added by Act 10/1960, section 8, in force from 31-05-1960. Clauses (5) & (6) a. Added by Act A514, paragraph 5(d), in force from 15-05-1981. b. The words “or Deputy President” were deleted by Act A566, subsection 8(1), in force from 16-12-1983 but were again inserted by Act A1130, section 5, in force from 28-09-2001. Note: The amendments made in Clauses (5) and (6) of Article 56 by Act A566 shall apply only to a person elected Deputy President on or after 16-12-1983. Art. 57 Act 19/1964, subsection 7(1), in force from 30-07-1964, substituted Clauses (1), (1a), (2) and (2a) for Clauses (1) and (2). The earlier Clauses read as follows: “57. (1) The House of Representatives shall from time to time choose one of its members to be Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat (Speaker) and one to be Deputy Speaker, and shall transact no business while the office of Speaker is vacant other than the election of a Speaker. (2) A member holding office as Speaker or Deputy Speaker shall vacate his office on ceasing to be a member of the House of Representatives and may at any time resign his office.”. Clause (1) Act A514, paragraph 6(a), in force from 15-05-1981, inserted the words “, subject to Clause (3),” after the words “the House shall”. Clause (1)(b) The present Clause was substituted by Act A566, paragraph 9(1)(a), in force from 16-12-1983. The earlier Clause as it stood at the date of repeal read as follows: “(b) as Deputy Speaker, a person who is a member of the House;”. Clause (1a)(b): See Art 62(3)