MALAYSIA

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MALAYSIA

• Practices parliamentary democracy and is ruled as
  a constitutional Monarchy with Yang di Pertuan
  Agong as the head of the country.
• The federal Constitution of Malaysia divides the
  authority of the federation into its Legislative
  authority,Judicial authority and Executive
  authority

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Government structure
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YANG DIPERTUAN AGONG

• The supreme head of Malaysia
• He is elected by the conference of rulers for a
  term of 5 years or when those post fall vacant.
• Must be one of the nine rulers.

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THE RIGHTS AND ROLE OF YDPA

• 1- Executive authority
• - Even every act flows from his authority but
  YDPA must act in accordance with the advice of
  cabinet.
• However some situation he may act in his personal
  discretion
• a- The appointment of PM
• b- The withholding of consent to a request for a
  dissolution of Parliament.

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• c - call for a meeting for a conference of
  rulers.
• 3 important functions vested in the YDPA but
  exercise on advice.
• a- He is the supreme commander of armed forces
  but this role is purely ceremonial.
• b- He has power to grant pardons, reprieves and
  respites in respect of all criminal offences
  committed in the federal territories and all
  offences trialable by the Syariah courts in
  Penang,Melaka,Sabah and Sarawak.

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• c- He has a power to appoint certain members of
  the Dewan Negara(senate)
• 2- Legislative power
• He has 30 days to assented the bill passed by
  Parliament otherwise on expiry of the 30 days
  period, it becomes law.
• 3- The prerogative
• - The only prerogative which exist are those
  which are traditional aspects of the rulers
  power (included Agong) such as the power to
  award honours and other ceremonial powers.