[Article 91]
Federal Constitution
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by whom he was appointed may appoint another person to take
his place at that meeting.
(5) It shall be the duty of the National Land Council to formulate
from time to time in consultation with the Federal Government,
the State Governments and the National Finance Council a national
policy for the promotion and control of the utilization of land
throughout the Federation for mining, agriculture, forestry or any
other purpose, and for the administration of any laws relating
thereto; and the Federal and State Governments shall follow the
policy so formulated.
(6) The Federal Government or the Government of any State
may consult the National Land Council in respect of any other
matter relating to the utilization of land or in respect of any
proposed legislation dealing with land or of the administration
of any such law, and it shall be the duty of the National Land
Council to advise that Government on any such matters.
Chapter 5—National development
National development plan
92. (1) If, after a recommendation from an expert committee and
after consultation with the National Finance Council, the National
Land Council and the Government of any State concerned, the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong is satisfied that it is conducive to the
national interest that a development plan be put into operation
in any area or areas in one or more of the States, the Yang diPertuan Agong may, after publishing the plan, proclaim the area
or areas as a development area; and thereupon Parliament shall
have power to give effect to the development plan or any part
thereof, notwithstanding that any of the matters to which the plan
relates are matters with respect to which, apart from this Article,
only States would have power to make laws.
(2) Any Act passed in pursuance of this Article shall recite
that it has been so passed and that the provisions of Clause (1)
have been complied with; and Article 79 shall not apply to any
Bill for such an Act or any amendment to such a Bill.
(3) In this Article, “development plan” means a plan for the
development, improvement, or conservation of the natural resources
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