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  3. (1) The following provisions of this section shall have effect with

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Perlembagaan Persekutuan

(1) The following provisions of this section shall have effect with

Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Provision
19
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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19. (1) The following provisions of this section shall have effect with respect to the amendment of the Constitution of this State. (2) The provisions affecting succession to the throne and the position of the Ruling Chiefs and similar Malay customary dignitaries may not be amended by the State Legislature. (3) Any other provisions may, subject to the following provisions of this section, be amended by an Enactment of the State Legislature but may not be amended by any other means. (4) A Bill for making an amendment to the said Constitution (other than an amendment excepted from the provisions of this subsection) shall not be passed by the Legislative Assembly unless it has been supported on Second and Third Readings by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the total number of members thereof. (5) The following amendments are excepted from the provisions of subsection (4), that is to say: (a) any amendment consequential on such a law as is mentioned in section and (aa) any amendment to the definition of the territory of the State which is made in consequence of the passing of a law altering the boundaries of the State under Article 2 of the Federal Constitution to which the State Legislative Assembly and the Conference of Rulers have consented under the said Article; and (b) any amendment the effect of which is to bring the Constitution of this State into accord with any of the provisions of the said Schedule, but only if it is made after the Legislative Assembly has been elected in accordance with section 4 of that Schedule. (6) This section does not invalidate any provision of the Constitution of this State requiring the consent of any body of persons to any amendment affecting— (a) the appointment and attributes of an heir or heirs to the throne, of the Ruler’s Consort or of the Regent or Members of the Council of Regency of the State;

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Perlembagaan Persekutuan · lom.agc.gov.my · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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