Legislation
The power to legislate law is with the legislature, the application of the enacted legislation is on the executive and its subjects and the power to interpret the legislation and of ensuring its compliance lies with the courts. The power of Parliament and the State Legislature in Malaysia...
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iium-403882015-04-08T06:28:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40388/ Legislation Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali K Law (General) The power to legislate law is with the legislature, the application of the enacted legislation is on the executive and its subjects and the power to interpret the legislation and of ensuring its compliance lies with the courts. The power of Parliament and the State Legislature in Malaysia is limited by the Federal Constitution. The above two legislative bodies cannot make any law they please. The Parliament as a legislative body at the Federal level is vested with the power to amend or repeal the provisions of the Federal Constitution by way of two third majority votes of both houses of Parliament. A bill is a proposed legislation and it does not become law until it is passed by the legislature. This chapter discusses the different types of bills namely, public bills, private bills and hybrid bills and the law making process in the Parliament. Further, the discussion is also focused on the merits and the demerits of the subsidiary legislation and the constitutional duty of the courts to ensure that no excessive delegation has taken place. The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd 2014 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40388/1/40388.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali (2014) Legislation. In: Malaysian Legal System. The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd, Ampang, pp. 199-228. ISBN 9789670748719 |
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The power to legislate law is with the legislature,
the application of the enacted legislation is on the
executive and its subjects and the power to interpret
the legislation and of ensuring its compliance lies
with the courts. The power of Parliament and the
State Legislature in Malaysia is limited by the
Federal Constitution. The above two legislative
bodies cannot make any law they please. The
Parliament as a legislative body at the Federal level
is vested with the power to amend or repeal the
provisions of the Federal Constitution by way of
two third majority votes of both houses of
Parliament. A bill is a proposed legislation and it
does not become law until it is passed by the
legislature. This chapter discusses the different types
of bills namely, public bills, private bills and hybrid
bills and the law making process in the Parliament.
Further, the discussion is also focused on the merits
and the demerits of the subsidiary legislation and
the constitutional duty of the courts to ensure that
no excessive delegation has taken place. |
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Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali |
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The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd |
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