72
United Nations — Treaty Series
1970
- (3) During the period of indirect elections in a State the members of the House of Representatives from the State shall be elected by the Legislative Assembly in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed by order of the Governor made with the concurrence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ; and the order may either require the elections to be made from among members of the Assembly or permit others to be elected.
- (4) During the period of indirect elections in any State elected members of the Legislative Assembly shall be elected as may be provided by federal or State law.
- (5) In each of the Borneo States the Legislative Assembly shall, without any writ or other notification, proceed to the first election of members of the House of Representatives as soon as may be after Malaysia Day.
- (6) If any question arises whether a member of the House of Representatives from a Borneo State has been duly elected during the period of indirect elections in the State, the decision of the House shall be taken and shall be final.
House of Representatives and Legislative Assembly (elections in Singapore).
- 95. (1) Subject to subsection (2), Part VIII of the Constitution shall not have effect for the purpose of elections of members of the House of Representatives from Singapore until the second general election to that House held after Malaysia Day, and so long as this subsection applies to those elections those members shall, subject to subsection (2), be elected as may be provided by any law passed by the Legislature of Singapore with the concurrence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (including any law so passed before Malaysia Day), and the period for which they are elected should be the period until the second dissolution of Parliament after Malaysia Day.
- (2) Except as regards the first elections of members of the House of Representatives from Singapore, Article 119 of the Constitution, together with Article 30A, shall apply in relation to elections to which subsection (1) applies, but not so as to prevent use being made of electoral rolls in force immediately before Malaysia Day pending the revision of these rolls or the preparation of new ones according to law ; and except as regards the said first elections that subsection shall have effect subject to federal law (including any federal law applied in relation to those elections by an order under section 74 of this Act).
- (3) Subject to subsection (5), Part VIII of the Constitution shall also not have effect for the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly of Singapore until the first general election to that Assembly held after such date (not being earlier than five years from Malaysia Day) as may be provided by Act of Parliament passed with the concurrence of the Governor.
- (4) So long as sub-section (3) applies to elections to the Legislative Assembly of Singapore, the members of the Assembly shall,
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