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    SYSTEM & STRUCTURE OF

    NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
    Structure of Malaysian Government

    Constitution

    Yang di-
    Pertuan Agong
    Royal
    Council

    Executive Body Legislative Body Judiciary Body


    Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Ruler)

    Function: Head of State

    Appointment: The power/task:


    • Rotation from Malay Ruler • Appoint Prime Minister,
    Minister, Chief Judge,
    • Period/term: 5 years
    Judges, Diplomat and YDN
    • Selection/dismiss by Rulers
    • Call and dissolve
    Council
    parliament
    • Cannot be replaced by his
    • Head of army, Islamic
    son
    matters (in states without
    ruler)
    • Declare emergency law
    Council of Rulers

    The council which is


    exclusively for the rulers

    Membership: Role:
    • Sultan/Kings/Rulers • Select Yang di-Pertuan
    • YDN (Governer) of Penang, Agong and his deputy
    Malacca, Sarawak and • Approve/disapprove
    Sabah religious matters in
    • Prime Minister (unofficial federation
    member) • Appoints members for
    • Chief Minister (unofficial special court
    member) • Advice YDPA in giving
    pardon etc.
    Structure of Government

    Head of State
    Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Ruler)

    Executive Legislature Judiciary

    Prime Minister House of Lord of


    Cabinet Senates Justice
    House of
    Ministries Courts
    Representatives

    Departments
    Judiciary Body

    The judiciary lies with


    courts
    Role:
    Lead by Chief Justice
    • To defend justice for
    everyone Support by judges and
    magistrate
    • Directly able to create and
    maintain national peace Attorney General:
    • Interpret constitution and Prosecuting and
    law government lawyer
    • Power to proclaim a written Level of Courts:
    Federal/State law invalid • Federal court, High
    • To declare government court and Lower
    action as invalid if against court
    the law
    Judiciary Body (Cont.)
    Judiciary Body (Cont.)

    Types of Court:

    Federal Court: District Court:


    • Decide validity of law, disputes between • Headed by District Officer over
    government or states & deliberates on district matters, not involve
    appeals of civil & criminal cases from criminals
    High Court Penghulu/sub-district Court:
    High Court: • Headed by Penghulu/head of
    • Hear cases which carry death/serious mukim (village)
    Sessions Court: Juvenile Court:
    • Any cases except those punishable with • Hear cases which involve individual
    death below 18 years old
    Magistrate Court:
    • Hear light civil/criminal cases
    Legislature Body

    Refer to parliament

    Role:
    • Enact the laws of the country, discuss public issue & pass
    the budget
    • Composed of 3 components:

    Yang di-Pertuan Agong Dewan Negara/ Dewan Rakyat/


    Senate House House of
    Representative
    Legislature Body (Cont.)

    • Yang di-Pertuan Agong


     Head of parliament
     Call/dissolve the parliament
     Approve & sign the bills
    (draft of the law)
    Legislature Body (Cont.)

    • Dewan Negara/Senate House


     Role: To discuss & pass bills passed by
    Dewan Rakyat (House of Representative)
    & discuss public issue
     Members: Known as senator
     Appoint by YDPA (Advised by Prime
    Minister
     Professional/tribe leader
     Serve for 3 years – 1 term (Maximum 2 term)
     Minimum age: 30 years old and above
     Can be appointed as minister
     Total number: 70 senators (members)
    Legislature Body (Cont.)

    • Dewan Rakyat/House of Representative


     Role: Enact the law, discuss public
    issue & approve the budget
     Membership:
    o 21 years old and above
    o Elected (during election)
    o Known as Yang Berhormat (YB)
    o Serve 5 years for each session (no limit)
     Consist of 2 groups:
    o Government: Party that win majority sit in HOP
    o Opposition: Party that acquire minimum seat in HOP
    Legislature Body (Cont.)

    Process in the enactment of law


    1. Minister/ministry draft the proposed law
    2. Sent to Attorney General’s Department
    for formatting
    3. Sent to HOR for 3 times reading
    4. Sent to HOS for 3 times reading
    5. Presented to YDPA for approval (30
    days to consider the bill)
    6. If YDPA reject, follow step no. 1 again
    7. For the second time, YDPA have another 30 days to
    consider. It will automatically become the law after
    the period regardless YDPA approve or not.
    Executive Body

    • Power to govern the country


    (formulate & implement policy)
    • Authority power is vested in the Yang di-
    Pertuan Agong
    • The body which exercise this power is
    the Cabinet (a group of Minister headed
    by the Prime Minister)
    • Each Minister must be approved by the
    YDPA
    • Prime Minister and the Cabinet primarily
    regulates policy for domestic and foreign
    affairs
    Executive Body (Cont.)

    Prime Minister:
    • Holds the Chief Executive title in governing the country
    • Win the majority seat in the House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat)
    • The appointment of Prime Minister as the head of Cabinet is done by the
    King
    • Main duty to preside over the Cabinet and to supervise the various
    portfolios in the Government
    • Acts as advisor to the King on his duty such as the appointment and
    termination of Federal Judges, the filling and firing of senior executive in
    Civil Services and the passing of bills
    Executive Body (Cont.)

    Duties of Prime Minister:


    • Chairman of the meeting of the Council of Ministers/cabinet
    • Chief of Administrator
    • Introduces and implements government policies with purposes (to
    increase the public service)
    • Changes the traits of public service officers
    • Makes closer relationship between private and public sectors
    • As the main diplomat officer
    Structure of State Government

    • Executive Body • Legislative Body


    • Head by Menteri Besar / • Known as state assembly /
    Chief Minister Dewan Undangan Negeri
    • Members of state • Function: listens, debates
    legislative body and draws up the acts of the
    state for application in the
    • Appoint by Sultan or YDN
    state
    • Assist by state cabinet /
    • Members: Sultan/YDN and
    state executive council
    state legislative members
    • Function: formulate and (SLM)
    implement policy in the
    • Members (SLM) are chosen
    state level
    by the people through
    election
    Level of Government in Malaysia

    Federal • Govern the country


    Government

    State
    • Govern 13 states
    Government

    Local • Manage the


    Government district/city
    area
    Local Government
    • The local government or local authority is the lowest level in the
    system of government in Malaysia—after federal and state.
    • There are 3 categories of local government:
    • Majlis Bandaraya • Majlis Perbandaran • Majlis Daerah
    (City council) (Municipal council) (district council)
    • Examples: DBKL, • Examples: Majlis • Examples: Majlis
    Majlis Bandaraya Perbandaran Daerah Sepang
    Shah Alam Subang, MPSJ. • In the small city or
    • Only in the big city • Basically in the district, the
    (the number of medium city which number of
    population more the number of population less
    than 1 million) population around than 500k.
    • Lead by Mayor 500k to 1 million. • Lead by Speaker
    (Datuk Bandar) • Lead by Speaker (Yang Dipertua
    (Yang Dipertua Majlis)
    Majlis)
    Local Government (Cont.)

    • The responsibility of local government are (based on


    the Local Government Act 1976):
     The power to issue licenses
     The power to impose certain tax ex:
    Assessment Tax, Land Tax
     Building, housing and commercial units
    (market stalls, etc.)
     Power to exercise the functions of planning and
    managing urban
     Manage and control the traffic (including
    managing the municipal public transport
    system)
     Authority to plan and provide public facilities
    Local Government (Cont.)

    • Sources of financial for


    • The local government in Malaysia is local government:
    regulated by the federal
    government through the Ministry • Tax collection
    of Housing and Local Government • Fees
    and the state government.
    • Summon
    • Local authorities in Sabah state
    cabinet is controlled by the • License
    Ministry of Local Government • Share
    and Housing, while in Sarawak,
    the supervisory duties handed • Dividend
    over to the Ministry of the • State government
    Environment and Public Health.
    • Loan
    THANK YOU

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