Perlembagaan Persekutuan
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Article the
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Official source80. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Article the
executive authority of the Federation extends to all matters with
respect to which Parliament may make laws, and the executive
authority of a State to all matters with respect to which the
Legislature of that State may make laws.
(2) The executive authority of the Federation does not extend
to any matter enumerated in the State List, except in so far as
is provided in Articles 93 to 95, nor to any matter enumerated
in the Concurrent List, except in so far as may be provided by
federal or State law; and so far as federal or State law confers
executive authority on the Federation with respect to any matter
enumerated in the Concurrent List it may do so to the exclusion
of the executive authority of the State.
(3) So far as a law made under Clause (4) of Article 76 makes
provisions for conferring executive authority on the Federation it
shall not operate in any State unless approved by resolution of
the Legislative Assembly of that State.
(4) Federal law may provide that the executive authority of a
State shall extend to the administration of any specified provisions
of federal law and may for that purpose confer powers and impose
duties on any authority of the State.
(5) Subject to any provisions of federal or State law,
arrangements may be made between the Federation and a State
for the performance of any functions by the authorities of the one
on behalf of the authorities of the other and such arrangements
may provide for the making of payments in respect of any costs
incurred under the arrangements.
(6) Where, in pursuance of Clause (4), any functions are
conferred by federal law on any authority of a State the Federation
shall make such payments to the State as may be agreed between
the Federation and the State or as may in default of agreement
be determined by a tribunal appointed by the Chief Justice of
the Federal Court.
[Article 81] Federal Constitution 76
Obligations of States towards Federation
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