Sixth Schedule – Forms of Oaths and Affirmations

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The Sixth Schedule – Forms of Oaths and Affirmations is a constitutional schedule in Malaysia that prescribes the official wording of oaths and affirmations to be taken by key public office holders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional schedule ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ
part of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
appliesTo Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
appliesToOffice Cabinet members ⓘ
Chief Judges of the High Courts ⓘ
Chief Justice of Malaysia ⓘ
Deputy Ministers ⓘ
Deputy Yang di‑Pertuan Agong ⓘ
Judges of the Court of Appeal ⓘ
Judges of the Federal Court ⓘ
Judges of the High Court ⓘ
linked to: High Court judges

Members of Parliament ⓘ
Ministers ⓘ
President of the Court of Appeal ⓘ
Senators ⓘ
Yang di‑Pertuan Agong ⓘ
members of constitutional commissions ⓘ
members of the Election Commission ⓘ
bindingOn key public office holders in Malaysia ⓘ
contains affirmation of allegiance ⓘ
affirmation of office ⓘ
affirmation of secrecy ⓘ
oath of allegiance ⓘ
oath of office ⓘ
oath of secrecy ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
enforceability oaths and affirmations must follow prescribed forms to be valid ⓘ
ensures formal recognition of constitutional duties by office holders ⓘ
uniformity of oath‑taking across federal institutions ⓘ
governs ceremonial aspects of assumption of public office ⓘ
language Malay ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law component under the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
legalSystem Malaysian constitutional law ⓘ
partOf Schedules to the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
positionInDocument Sixth Schedule of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
purpose to ensure constitutional compliance of oath‑taking ⓘ
to prescribe official wording of oaths and affirmations ⓘ
to standardise oaths and affirmations for key public office holders ⓘ
regulates forms of affirmations ⓘ
forms of oaths ⓘ
relatedTo Article 122 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
Article 43 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
Article 44 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
appointment procedures of public office holders ⓘ
requires commitment to faithfully discharge duties of office ⓘ
swearing of allegiance to Malaysia ⓘ
swearing to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution ⓘ

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Federal Constitution of Malaysia → containsSchedule → Sixth Schedule – Forms of Oaths and Affirmations ⓘ