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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)
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