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not deprive any person of any office in the public service held by him or of the continuance of any scholarship, exhibition or other educational or training privileges or special facilities enjoyed by him.


 * (5) This Article does not derogate from the provisions of Article 38.


 * 40. The Governor shall keep and use the Public Seal of Sarawak for all things that shall pass that Seal ; and, until a Seal shall be provided for the State, a stamp bearing the inscription " State of Sarawak : Public Seal of the State " may be used as the Public Seal of Sarawak.


 * 41. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Article, the provisions of this Constitution may be amended by an Ordinance enacted by the Legislature but may not be amended by any other means.


 * (2) Subject to clause (3), a Bill for making an amendment to this Constitution shall not be passed by the Council Negri unless it has been supported on the second and third readings by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the total number of members thereof.


 * (3) Clause (2) shall not apply to a Bill for making—


 * (a) any amendment consequential on a law prescribing the number of elected members of the Council Negri ; or


 * (b) any amendment for the purpose of bringing this Constitution into accord with any of the provisions of the Eighth Schedule to the Federal Constitution as for the time being in force.


 * (4) In this Article " amendment " includes addition and repeal.


 * 42. The Council Negri may from time to time by resolution authorize the Government Printer to print copies of this Constitution including all amendments in force at the date of such authorization ; and any such copy so printed shall be deemed for all purposes to be a true and correct copy.


 * 43. Where any person has vacated any office established by this Constitution he may, if qualified, again be appointed or elected to that office, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.


 * 44. (1) In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires—