- (8) The State Advocate-General shall be paid such remuneration and allowances as may from time to time be determined and such remuneration and allowances shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.
- (9) Subject to the provisions of this Article, the terms of service of the State Advocate-General shall either—
- (a) be determined by or under any law made under this Constitution ; or
- (b) (in so far as they are not determined by or under any such law) be determined by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara.
- (10) The terms of service of the State Advocate-General shall not be altered to his disadvantage during his continuance in office.
- (11) For the purposes of the preceding clause, in so far as the terms of service of the State Advocate-General depend upon his option, any terms for which he opts shall be taken to be more advantageous to him than any for which he might have opted.
Secretary to the Cabinet. 20. (1) The Yang di-Pertuan Negara acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister may appoint a public officer to be the Secretary to the Cabinet.
- (2) The Secretary to the Cabinet shall be responsible, in accordance with such instructions as may be given to him by the Prime Minister, for arranging the business for, and keeping the minutes of, the meetings of the Cabinet and for conveying the decisions of the Cabinet to the appropriate person or authority and shall have such other functions as the Prime Minister may from time to time direct.
Chapter 4—Capacity as regards property, contracts and suits.
Capacity of State as regards property, contracts and suits. 21. (1) The State shall have power to acquire, hold and dispose of Capacity of property of any kind and to make contracts.
- (2) The State may sue and be sued.
Part II
THE LEGISLATURE
Legislature of the State. 22. The Legislature of the State shall consist of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara and the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly. 23. (1) The Legislative Assembly shall consist of such number of elected Members as the Legislature may by law provide, and until other provision is so made, the number of Members shall be fifty-one.
- (2) If any person who is not a Member of the Legislative Assembly is elected as Speaker, he shall by virtue of holding the office of Speaker, be a Member of the Legislative Assembly in addition to the Members aforesaid, except for the purposes of Chapter 3 of Part I and of Article 30 of this Constitution.
