Malaysia

Constitution (Amendment) Act 1983 And Constitution (Amendment) Act 1984

Authors

  • R.H. Hickling

Abstract

Between August 1983 and January 1984 an extraordinary constitutional drama was staged in Malaysia. On 1 August 1983 a Constitutional (Amendment) Bill was given a first reading; before the bill reached the statute book as an Act of Parliament, a written undertaking was given by the Prime Minister to the Rulers, concerning the Bill, in consequence of which a second amendment Act was enacted: the second Act in fact reversing much of what the first Act was set out to achieve. 

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Published

2019-01-13

How to Cite

Hickling, R. (2019). Malaysia: Constitution (Amendment) Act 1983 And Constitution (Amendment) Act 1984. Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law, 11(1 and 2), 213–218. Retrieved from https://mjlis.um.edu.my/index.php/JMCL/article/view/15941