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b) Legislation

▪ Legislations refers to the laws that are established by the

Parliaments at federal level and by the State Legislative

Assemblies at the state level.

▪ The Parliament and State Legislatures are not supreme

and so they have to enact laws subject to the provisions

set out in the Federal and State Constitution such as:

(i) Parliament – Acts (Principle, Amendment, Revised

and Consolidated Act)

(ii) State – Enactments

(iii) Sarawak – Ordinances

(iv) During emergency – Ordinances

(v) April 1st, 1946 – sept 10th 1959 – Ordinances

c) Subsidiary legislation

▪ Defines as rules, regulations, by laws, order, notifications,

conditions made under legislations (in details which

legislature has neither time/technical knowledge on it).

▪ Authorized by YDPA to advise him on country’s matter

(Government - PM and cabinet).

▪ Government set up various agencies to ensure the smooth

enforcement of the law.

▪ Three main components, namely ministries,

departments, and statutory bodies.

▪ Any SL which inconsistent with constitutions shall be

void.

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