Part XIIA – Additional Protections for States of Sabah and Sarawak

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constitutional provision part of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia

Part XIIA – Additional Protections for States of Sabah and Sarawak is a constitutional section that sets out special safeguards and autonomous rights for the East Malaysian states within the Malaysian federation.

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Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ part of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
appliesTo	State of Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ
concerns	autonomous rights of Sabah and Sarawak within the federation ⓘ special protections for East Malaysian states in constitutional law ⓘ
country	Malaysia ⓘ
ensures	constitutional safeguards for state rights of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ recognition of special position of Sabah and Sarawak in the federation ⓘ
geographicalScope	East Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	special constitutional position of Sabah ⓘ special constitutional position of Sarawak ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	entrenched in the written constitution ⓘ provides differentiated treatment for Sabah and Sarawak compared to other Malaysian states ⓘ
hasPurpose	to provide additional protections for Sabah and Sarawak within the Malaysian federation ⓘ to regulate autonomous rights of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ to safeguard special interests of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Malay ⓘ
legalEffect	binds federal authorities ⓘ binds state authorities of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law under the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
legalSystem	Malaysian constitutional law NERFINISHED ⓘ
normativeHierarchy	subordinate only to the basic structure and overall Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
partOf	Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulates	relationship between the federal government and the governments of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ
relatedTo	Malaysia Agreement 1963 NERFINISHED ⓘ autonomy of Sabah ⓘ autonomy of Sarawak ⓘ federalism in Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	administrative autonomy ⓘ constitutional guarantees for Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ distribution of legislative powers ⓘ federal–state relations ⓘ special safeguards for East Malaysian states ⓘ
typeOf	constitutional safeguard mechanism ⓘ

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