Tuanku Muhriz will continue to be Yang di-Pertuan Besar — Hafiz Hassan

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim initially declared a state of emergency in Sarawak's Serian Division due to hazardous haze conditions, which was subsequently revoked.

The process of declaring and revoking an emergency involves the Prime Minister's advice to the King, a formal proclamation under Article 150(1) of the Federal Constitution, and its publication in the government gazette.

In a separate matter, Negeri Sembilan's new Menteri Besar, Ismail Lasim, allegedly signed a proclamation concerning the state ruler's deposition, although he maintains loyalty to the current ruler, with the situation remaining unresolved pending gazette publication.

SEPT 9 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim (the King) on Friday (Sept 4) declared, or proclaimed, an emergency in Sarawak's Serian Division due to hazardous haze conditions.

On Monday (Sept 7), the King consented to lifting the emergency in Serian.

Here are the simple steps involved in making a proclamation of emergency and subsequently revoking it.

First, the Prime Minister advises the King that a grave emergency exists whereby the security, economic life and public order in the Federation are threatened by haze causing air pollution that is hazardous to public health.

Second, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister and satisfied that such a grave emergency exists, the King, in exercise of the powers conferred on His Majesty under Article 150(1) of the Federal Constitution, proclaims that a grave emergency exists and that the proclamation extends throughout the Serian Division in Sarawak.

Third, the government publishes the proclamation in the gazette.

The gazette can be seen here .

In law, the proclamation of emergency is known as P.U. (A) 317/2026.

A gazette is an official publication of the federal or state government.

It contains, among other things: (a) proclamations bringing legislation into operation; (b) notifications of government decisions and subordinate legislation; (c) public service appointments and promotions; (d) government tenders and land acquisition notices; and (e) electoral notices.

In simple words, a gazette is a legal notification to the public of any of the above.

The gazette serves as evidence of the matters contained therein.

Therefore, if one were to raise questions as to whether the emergency in Sarawak's Serian Division was duly proclaimed by the King, P.U. (A) 317/2026 serves as evidence of the proclamation.

The three steps will similarly be followed when the emergency is ended through a separate proclamation.

The proclamation ending the emergency in Serian has indeed been published in the gazette.

It is called the Proclamation of Emergency (Serian Division, Sarawak) (Revocation) — P.U. (A) 318/2026.

The above informs us that a proclamation per se will not suffice.

The proclamation has to be published in a gazette.

Now, Negeri Sembilan’s new menteri besar, Ismail Lasim, allegedly signed a proclamation endorsing the deposition of state ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar.

The signed proclamation was dated Aug 3 — just a day after Ismail took an oath of loyalty to Tuanku Muhriz.

This was revealed in a Sept 5 statement by the state’s four traditional chieftains, known as the Undang Yang Empat, who have the power to elect and remove the Yang di-Pertuan Besar.

A day later, on Sept 6, Ismail responded that “the Undang Yang Empat have the right to their opinion” but that he “and the state government express full loyalty to Tuanku Muhriz as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar”.

According to a report published by The Straits Times on Sept 8, Ismail did not confirm or deny whether he signed the proclamation.

The turn of events has been called “bizarre”.

Ismail, however, has denied claims that Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was involved in attempts to remove Tuanku Muhriz as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

Even so, Ismail still holds the last card — that is, the publication of the alleged proclamation dated Aug 3 in the gazette.

As I said earlier, a proclamation per se will not suffice; it has to be published in a gazette.

Until then, in my humble opinion, Tuanku Muhriz will continue to be the state’s sovereign.

* This is the personal opinion of the writers or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of Malay Mail .

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由于危险的雾霾情况，苏丹易卜拉欣陛下最初宣布砂拉越西连省进入紧急状态，但随后又撤销了该命令。

宣布和撤销紧急状态的程序包括首相向国王提出建议、根据联邦宪法第 150(1) 条正式宣布，并在政府公报上公布。

另据报道，森美兰州新任州务大臣伊斯迈·拉西姆签署了一份关于废黜州统治者的公告，尽管他仍然效忠于现任统治者，但该事件仍悬而未决，等待官方公报的发布。

9月9日——苏丹易卜拉欣陛下（国王）于星期五（9月4日）宣布，由于危险的雾霾情况，砂拉越西连省进入紧急状态。

9月7日（星期一），国王同意解除塞连的紧急状态。

以下是宣布进入紧急状态以及随后撤销紧急状态的简单步骤。

首先，首相向国王报告说，联邦的安全、经济生活和公共秩序正受到雾霾造成的空气污染的威胁，这种污染对公众健康有害，因此存在严重的紧急情况。

第二，根据首相的建议，并确信存在如此严重的紧急情况，国王根据联邦宪法第 150(1) 条赋予陛下的权力，宣布存在严重的紧急情况，并且该公告适用于砂拉越西连省全境。

第三，政府在政府公报上发布公告。

您可以在这里查看公报。

在法律上，紧急状态的宣布被称为 PU (A) 317/2026。

政府公报是联邦或州政府的官方出版物。

其中包含以下内容：（a）使立法生效的公告；（b）政府决定和附属立法的通知；（c）公务员任命和晋升；（d）政府招标和土地征用通知；以及（e）选举通知。

简单来说，政府公报是向公众发布的关于上述任何事项的法律通知。

该公报可作为其中所载事项的证据。

因此，如果有人质疑砂拉越西连省的紧急状态是否由国王正式宣布，PU (A) 317/2026 可作为该宣布的证据。

当通过单独的公告结束紧急状态时，也将遵循这三个步骤。

结束塞里安紧急状态的公告确实已在政府公报上发布。

它被称为《紧急状态公告（砂拉越西连省）（撤销）》——PU（A）318/2026。

以上内容告诉我们，单凭一份公告是不够的。

该公告必须在政府公报上刊登。

现在，森美兰州新任大臣伊斯梅尔·拉欣据称签署了一份公告，支持罢黜州统治者端姑穆里兹·端姑穆纳维尔为国家元首。

签署的公告日期为 8 月 3 日——就在伊斯梅尔向端姑慕赫里兹宣誓效忠的第二天。

9 月 5 日，该州的四位传统酋长（称为 Undang Yang Empat）发表声明，透露了这一消息。这四位酋长有权选举和罢免 Yang di-Pertuan Besar。

一天后，即9月6日，依斯迈回应称，“Undang Yang Empat有权表达自己的意见”，但他“和州政府表达了对作为国家元首的端姑穆赫里兹的完全忠诚”。

据《海峡时报》9月8日报道，伊斯梅尔既没有证实也没有否认他是否签署了该公告。

事态的发展被形容为“离奇”。

然而，依斯迈否认巫统主席艾哈迈德·扎希德·哈米迪参与试图罢免端姑慕里兹的森美兰州元首职务的说法。

即便如此，伊斯梅尔仍然握有最后一张牌——那就是在政府公报上公布据称日期为 8 月 3 日的公告。

正如我之前所说，仅仅发布公告是不够的；必须在政府公报上刊登。

在此之前，依我拙见，端姑慕赫里兹仍将是该州的最高统治者。

* 这是作者或刊物的个人观点，并不一定代表《马来邮报》的观点。

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