COMMENT | When Parliament sits again, what happens to emergency?

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Govt's refusal or neglect to allow Dewan Rakyat to vote on emergency is a 'fraud' on Parliament.

| Parliament last convened from Nov 2 to Dec 17 last year. After a break of some seven months - during which an emergency was declared, Parliament was suspended, and Covid-19 infections and deaths spiralled out of control - Parliament will finally reconvene tomorrow.

The government finally conceded. The prime minister’s statement announcing the July parliamentary meeting stated, “Based on Article 150 of the Federal Constitution, all emergency proclamations and ordinances made by His Majesty shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament.” However, the government has different ideas. When the agenda for parliamentary business was released, it only allocated time for “statements by ministers”.

The Standing Orders were made under Article 62 of the Constitution which regulates parliamentary procedure, stating that: “Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and of federal law, each House of Parliament shall regulate its own procedure.”

 

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