Govt to reintroduce Parliamentary Service Act - Wan Junaidi

Senate president Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the government is planning to reintroduce the Parliamentary Service Act and the Houses of Parliament (Privileges and Powers) Act soon.

In his presentation of a paper on the subject of ‘20 Years of the Latimer House Principles on the Separation of Powers: Is it Working?’ at the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday, Wan Junaidi said the two acts would be introduced at the upcoming parliamentary sitting this month.

“These acts will equip Parliament as the legislative branch with the legal, procedural and administrative infrastructure to fully...