Malaysia, Report of the Inter-Governmental Committee, 1962

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Malaysia, Report of the Inter-Governmental Committee, 1962
Regarding the formation of Malaysia,
1961-1963
 (1962)
the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Brunei, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore
1568373Malaysia, Report of the Inter-Governmental Committee, 1962
Regarding the formation of Malaysia,
1961-1963
the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Brunei, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore


MALAYSIA

Report of
The
Inter-Governmental
Committee









Reprint by
The Government Printing Department,
Datuk Liew Sak Siong, Government Printer, Sabah, Malaysia.

CONTENTS
PAGE PARAGRAPH
Introduction ....   1
Establishment of the Federation of Malaysia ....   2
Proposed Constitutional Arrangements ....   3
Religion ....   3 15
Immigration ....   3 16
Education ....   4 17
Citizenship ....   5 18
Federal Legislature ....   6 19
State Constitutions ....   6 20
Distribution of Legislative powers ....   7 21
Land ....   7 22
National Council for Local Government ....   8 23
Financial provisions ....   8 24
Taxation ....   8 24 (1)
Revenues of Borneo States ....   8 24 (2)
Capitation grant ....   8 24 (3)
Road Grant ....   9 24 (4)-(5)
Balancing Grant ....   9 24 (6)
Sarawak escalating grant ....   9 24 (7)
North Borneo 40% growth Revenue grant ....   9 24 (8)
Review by Assessor ....   9 24 (9)
Sarawak Development Expenditure .... 10 24 (10)
North Borneo Development Expenditure .... 10 24 (11)
British grant .... 10 24 (12)
Property, assets and buildings .... 10 24 (13)-(17)
Loans .... 11 24 (18)
Pensions .... 11 24 (19)
Creation of posts .... 11 24 (20)-(22)
Audit .... 12 24 (23)-(24)
Transnational financial arrangements .... 12 24 (25)
Elections .... 12 25
Judiciary .... 13 26
Supreme Court and High Courts .... 13 26 (1)-(2)
Jurisdiction of Courts .... 13 26 (3)-(6)
Appointment of Judges .... 14 26 (8)
Qualification of Judges .... 14 26 (9)
Retiring age .... 14 26 (10)
Removal of Judges .... 14 26 (11)-(12)
Transfer of Judges .... 14 26 (13)
Acting Judges .... 14 26 (14)
Judicial Commissioners .... 14 26 (15)
Safeguard for High Court .... 14 26 (16)
Responsibility to Ministry .... 14 26 (17)
Public Service .... 15 27
National language .... 16 28
Special position of Indigenous races .... 16 29
Constitutional Safeguards .... 17 30
Proceedings questioning the validity of a Federal or State Law .... 17 31
Existing Laws .... 17 32
Emergency Powers .... 18 33
Transitional arrangements for Federal Departments .... 18 34
Pending Legal Proceedings .... 18 35
International agreements for financial and technical aid .... 18 36
Consent of Conference of Rulers .... 18 37
Annex A
Legislative Lists
Federal List .... 19
State List .... 26
Concurrent List .... 27
Annex B
The Public Service .... 29
Compensation Scheme .... 34
Public Officers Agreement .... 48
Annex C
Joint Public Statement issued by the British and Malayan Governments on the 1st August, 1962 .... 50
Annex D
Dates and venue of meetings; membership .... 51












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