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State Assembly has power on anti-hop law
Published on: Saturday, August 20, 2022
Published on: Sat, Aug 20, 2022
By: Nikko Fabian
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State Assembly has power on anti-hop law
Roger added that the suggestion for recall elections if an elected representative leaves his party could be enacted by the State, but the Federal Constitution also needs to be amended for it to have any effect.
Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah State Assembly has the power to enact its own anti-party hopping law, says the Sabah Law Society (SLS).

However, its President Roger Chin, said it should be consistent with the recently approved federal Anti-Hopping Bill.

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“In theory, Sabah can have its own laws, but in reality, it cannot stray too far from the federal anti-hopping law under the Constitution,” he said.
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