Perlembagaan Persekutuan
(1) If an Act of Parliament recites that action has been
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- Malaysia
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- English
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- in force
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Official source149. (1) If an Act of Parliament recites that action has been
taken or threatened by any substantial body of persons, whether
inside or outside the Federation—
(a) to cause, or to cause a substantial number of citizens to
fear, organized violence against persons or property;
or
(b) to excite disaffection against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
or any Government in the Federation; or
(c) to promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between
different races or other classes of the population likely
to cause violence; or
(d) to procure the alteration, otherwise than by lawful means,
of anything by law established; or
(e) which is prejudicial to the maintenance or the functioning
of any supply or service to the public or any class of
the public in the Federation or any part thereof; or
(f) which is prejudicial to public order in, or the security
of, the Federation or any part thereof,
any provision of that law designed to stop or prevent that action
is valid notwithstanding that it is inconsistent with any of the
provisions of Article 5, 9, 10 or 13, or would apart from this
Article be outside the legislative power of Parliament; and
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amendment to such a Bill.
(2) A law containing such a recital as is mentioned in
Clause (1) shall, if not sooner repealed, cease to have effect if
resolutions are passed by both Houses of Parliament annulling
such law, but without prejudice to anything previously done by
virtue thereof or to the power of Parliament to make a new law
under this Article.
Proclamation of emergency
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