[Article 56]
Federal Constitution
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vacant, such other member as may be determined by the rules
of procedure of the Senate, shall act as President.
(4) If a member of the Legislative Assembly of a State is
chosen to be President he shall resign from the Assembly before
exercising the functions of his office.
(5) A member who is elected to be President or Deputy President
shall be disqualified from holding such office if after three months of
his election to such office or at any time thereafter he is or becomes
a member of any board of directors or board of management, or
an officer or employee, or engages in the affairs or business, of
any organization or body, whether corporate or otherwise, or of
any commercial, industrial or other undertaking, whether or not
he receives any remuneration, reward, profit or benefit from it:
Provided that such disqualification shall not apply where such
organization or body carries out any welfare or voluntary work
or objective beneficial to the community or any part thereof, or
any other work or objective of a charitable or social nature, and
the member does not receive any remuneration, reward, profit or
benefit from it.
(6) Where any question arises regarding the disqualification of
the President or Deputy President under Clause (5) the decision
of the Senate shall be taken and shall be final.
Speaker and Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives
57. (1) The House of Representatives shall from time to time
elect—
(a) as Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat (Speaker), a person
who either is a member of the House or is qualified
for election as such a member; and
(b) two Deputy Speakers from among members of the House,
and the House shall, subject to Clause (3), transact no business
while the office of Speaker is vacant other than the election of a
Speaker.
(1a) Any person elected as Speaker who is not a member of
the House of Representatives—
(a) shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take
and subscribe before the House the oath of office and
allegiance set out in the Sixth Schedule; and
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