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"Executive Council" means the Cabinet or other body, however called, which in the government of a State corresponds, whether or not the members of it are Ministers, to the Cabinet of Ministers in the government of the Federation (and in particular includes the Supreme Council in Sarawak);

"Governor" means the Head of State, by whatever style known, in a State not having a Ruler (and in particular includes the Yang di-Pertua Negara in Sabah and the Yang di-Pertuan Negara in Singapore);

"Legislative Assembly" means the representative assembly, however called, in the Legislature of a State (and in particular includes the Council Negri in Sarawak), but except in the Eighth Schedule includes also a Legislative Council, however called;

"member of the administration" means, in relation to the Federation, a person holding office as Minister or Assistant Minister and, in relation to a State, a person holding a corresponding office in the State or holding office as member (other than an official member) of the Executive Council, and includes in Singapore political secretaries as well as parliamentary secretaries;

"office of profit" means any whole time office in any of the public services, and includes—

(a) the office of any judge of the Federal Court or of a High Court; and

(b) the office of Auditor-General; and

(c) the office of a member of the Election Commission, of a member (other than an ex officio member) of a Commission to which Part X
applies, or of a member (other than an ex officio member) of any corresponding Commission established by the Constitution of a State; and

(d) any other office not specified in Clause (3) of Article 132 which may be declared by Act of Parliament to be an office of profit.

Chapter 2—Heads of State

Conference of Rulers.

6. The Governors of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore shall be members of the Conference of Rulers except for those purposes for which the Governors of Malacca and Penang are not members, and accordingly in the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution, in sections 1 and 7, for the words "Malacca and Penang" there shall, in each case, be substituted the words "States not having a Ruler".

Religious functions..

7.(1) In Article 3 of the Constitution, in Clause (2) (which relates to the position of the Ruler as Head of the Muslim religion in States

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