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- (6) A person who is an Official or Nominated Member of the Legislative Council immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall remain a member of the Council irrespective of whether he is a citizen of Malaysia and consequently, while he is such a member by virtue of this clause, the provision of Article 16 that only citizens of Malaysia shall be qualified for membership of the Legislative Assembly shall not apply in relation to such a member of the Legislative Council.
- (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (3) of Article 17 (which, among other things, exempts from the operation of paragraph (g) of clause (1) of that Article anything done before he becomes a citizen of Malaysia) if, while he is not a citizen of Malaysia, an Official or Nominated Member of the Legislative Council does any of the things referred to in the said paragraph (g) he shall vacate his seat in the Council.
- (8) A person is disqualified for being appointed as an Official Member of the Legislative Council if he does not hold an office in the public service and paragraph (c) of clause (1) of Article 17 shall not apply to the appointment of a person as such a Member, but notwithstanding clause (2) of that Article, the said paragraph (c) shall apply to the appointment of a person as a Nominated Member of the Legislative Council.
- (9) Subject to clause (8) the provisions of this Constitution shall apply in relation to Official Members of the Legislative Council as they apply in relation to Nominated Members of the Council.
- (10) The Standing Orders of the Legislative Council as in force immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall, until they are replaced by Standing Orders made on or after Malaysia Day by the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly be the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly respectively but shall be construed with such modifications, adaptations, qualifications and exceptions as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this Constitution.
Transitional financial provisions.
- 53. (1) Part III, except Article 28, shall not come into operation until 1st January 1964.
- (2) Until the coming into operation of Part III, any sums which under this Constitution (including Part III) are a charge on the Consolidated Fund shall be a charge on the revenues and other funds of the State and payment thereof shall be made by virtue of this clause without further authority of any law.
- (3) Nothing in clause (1) shall prevent the making of any provisions or doing of any other thing before 1st January 1964 for the purposes of Part III in respect of the financial year beginning on that date.
Transitional provisions relating to Public Service Commission.
- 54. (1) Any person who, immediately before the commencement of this Constitution, holds office as Chairman, Deputy Chairman or any other member of the Public Service Commission established by the North Borneo (Public Service Commission) Order in Council, 1963, shall, as from the commencement of this Constitution, hold the
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