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Perlembagaan Persekutuan

(1) Subject to the precedence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Provision
70
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

Provision text

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70. (1) Subject to the precedence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and his Consort, the Rulers and Yang di-Pertua-Yang di-Pertua Negeri of the States shall take precedence over all other persons and each Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall in his own State take precedence over the other Rulers and Yang di-Pertua-Yang di-Pertua Negeri. (2) Subject to Clause (1), the Rulers shall take precedence over the Yang di-Pertua-Yang di-Pertua Negeri and, among themselves, in accordance with the dates on which they acceded as Rulers, and the Yang di-Pertua-Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall take precedence among themselves in accordance with the dates on which they were appointed as Yang di-Pertua-Yang di-Pertua Negeri; and if Yang di-Pertua-Yang di-Pertua Negeri were appointed on the same day the older shall take precedence over the younger. Federal guarantee of State Constitutions

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

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