Federation of Malaya Agreement 1948
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The Federation of Malaya Agreement 1948 was the British colonial-era constitutional arrangement that restructured the Malay states and Straits Settlements into a new federation, laying groundwork for the later independent Federation of Malaya.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional agreement
ⓘ
founding document ⓘ international treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Federation of Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ Straits Settlements (excluding Singapore) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Constitutional documents of Malaysia
ⓘ
Treaties involving the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country |
Federation of Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
citizenship provisions for the Federation of Malaya
ⓘ
composition of the Federal Executive Council ⓘ composition of the Federal Legislative Council ⓘ division of powers between federal and state governments ⓘ financial arrangements between federation and states ⓘ judicial arrangements for the Federation of Malaya ⓘ position and powers of the Malay Rulers ⓘ powers of the High Commissioner ⓘ |
| draftedBy | British colonial authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftedIn | 1947 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1948-02-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Federation of Malaya Independence Constitution 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Malayan Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | Order in Council and associated agreements ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late British colonial rule in Malaya ⓘ |
| influenced |
Constitution of the Federation of Malaya 1957
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal structure of independent Malaya ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal constitution ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| locationOfSigning | Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | constitutional history of Malaysia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Malayan Union constitutional arrangements ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish the constitutional framework of the Federation of Malaya
ⓘ
to restructure the Malay states and certain Straits Settlements into a federation ⓘ |
| replaces | Malayan Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
British Government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malay Rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ representatives of the Straits Settlements (excluding Singapore) ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1948-01-21 ⓘ |
| subject |
citizenship law
ⓘ
colonial constitutional law ⓘ federalism ⓘ powers of traditional rulers ⓘ state-federal relations ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Constitution of the Federation of Malaya 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Federation of Malaya Agreement 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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