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te Legislative Assembly 5 | THE MALAYSIAN CONSTITUTION AND RULING SYSTEM
The power of the State Legislative Assembly is to pass laws and approved
by the Ruler / Sultan / Governor. Section 4, Clause 8 of the Federal
Constitutionof Malaysia states that the State Legislative Assembly must
consist a majority of the members elected through the elections. The role
of the Ruler / Sultan / Governor is to act as the legal authorities who will
only present at certain special occasions such as the opening of the State
Legislative Assembly. The main task of the Ruler / Sultan / Governor is to
call for the members to convene, stop or dissolve the Assembly. A person
cannot become a member of the State Legislative Assembly for more than
one electoral section at a time. State Legislative Assembly will run for
five years from its first meeting. When the State Legislative Assembly is
dissolved, a state level election will be held within 60 days in Peninsular
Malaysia and 90 days in Sabah and Sarawak.
State Government Administrative Machinery
A state is divided into several districts to facilitate good governance. The
districts are divided into few sub-districts. In Sarawak, before being divided
into districts, it is divided into sections. The Head of the Division is called
the Resident and District Chief is called the District Officer. Meanwhile, in
Sabah the state is divided into number of residencies and each residency is
divided to districts. For public service in the states, appointments are made
by the individual State Public Service Commission except for Perlis, Penang,
Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, of which its officers are appointed by the Public
Service Commission of Malaysia.
Department
There are departments at the state level which are divided into two types,
namely state departments and Federal departments. The state departments
are further divided into two categories, namely, departments which are
responsible to the state government and the state department which are
responsible to both state and Federal governments.
State Department in Peninsular Malaysia
The state department which is responsible to the state government is
the department that is responsible for the state administration. The key
departments that are included in this category are the State Secretary’s
Office, State Financial Office, Office of the Legal Adviser of the state and
the State Economic Planning Unit.
State Departments in Sabah and Sarawak
Sabah and Sarawak have more departments as the 1963 Malaysia
Agreement has given more powers to both the states compared to
the otherstates in the Peninsular Malaysia. However, through the
consolidation process, most of the departments have gradually being
placed under the responsibility of the Federal Government. The main
departments that remained in the responsibility of the state government
are the same departments in Peninsular Malaysia. The difference is the
main state department of Sabah which is known as the Chief Minister’s
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The power of the State Legislative Assembly is to pass laws and approved
by the Ruler / Sultan / Governor. Section 4, Clause 8 of the Federal
Constitutionof Malaysia states that the State Legislative Assembly must
consist a majority of the members elected through the elections. The role
of the Ruler / Sultan / Governor is to act as the legal authorities who will
only present at certain special occasions such as the opening of the State
Legislative Assembly. The main task of the Ruler / Sultan / Governor is to
call for the members to convene, stop or dissolve the Assembly. A person
cannot become a member of the State Legislative Assembly for more than
one electoral section at a time. State Legislative Assembly will run for
five years from its first meeting. When the State Legislative Assembly is
dissolved, a state level election will be held within 60 days in Peninsular
Malaysia and 90 days in Sabah and Sarawak.
State Government Administrative Machinery
A state is divided into several districts to facilitate good governance. The
districts are divided into few sub-districts. In Sarawak, before being divided
into districts, it is divided into sections. The Head of the Division is called
the Resident and District Chief is called the District Officer. Meanwhile, in
Sabah the state is divided into number of residencies and each residency is
divided to districts. For public service in the states, appointments are made
by the individual State Public Service Commission except for Perlis, Penang,
Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, of which its officers are appointed by the Public
Service Commission of Malaysia.
Department
There are departments at the state level which are divided into two types,
namely state departments and Federal departments. The state departments
are further divided into two categories, namely, departments which are
responsible to the state government and the state department which are
responsible to both state and Federal governments.
State Department in Peninsular Malaysia
The state department which is responsible to the state government is
the department that is responsible for the state administration. The key
departments that are included in this category are the State Secretary’s
Office, State Financial Office, Office of the Legal Adviser of the state and
the State Economic Planning Unit.
State Departments in Sabah and Sarawak
Sabah and Sarawak have more departments as the 1963 Malaysia
Agreement has given more powers to both the states compared to
the otherstates in the Peninsular Malaysia. However, through the
consolidation process, most of the departments have gradually being
placed under the responsibility of the Federal Government. The main
departments that remained in the responsibility of the state government
are the same departments in Peninsular Malaysia. The difference is the
main state department of Sabah which is known as the Chief Minister’s
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