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88
United Nations — Treaty Series
1970

Provision of Constitution

Amendment

Thirteenth Schedule (delimitation of constituencies)

In section 1 for the words from "those" onwards there shall be substituted the words " those first used for elections to the House or Assembly, as the case may be, pursuant to this Constitution or the Malaysia Act ".

In section 2 for the words " the Federation and the States " there shall be substituted the words "any unit of review"; at the end of paragraph (a) there shall be added " and regard ought to be had to the inconveniences of State constituencies crossing the boundaries of federal constituencies"; in paragraph (c) after the word " equal " there shall be inserted the words "throughout the unit of review"; and in paragraph (d) for the words " and of any local ties which may be broken by such alterations " there shall be substituted " and to the maintenance of local ties ".

In section 8, in paragraph (a), for the words "the Federation and each State" there shall be substituted the words " each unit of review ".

In section 12 for the words from "until" in the proviso onwards there shall be substituted the words " to the House of Representatives or a Legislative Assembly until the next dissolution of Parliament or the Assembly, as the case may be, occurring on or after that date ".

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