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 * (9) Subject to the provisions of this Article, the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance, as in force immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, shall apply for the purpose of interpreting this Constitution and otherwise in relation thereto as it applies for the purpose of interpreting and otherwise in relation to any written law within the meaning of that

Ordinance.

92. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, all persons of impartial whatever race in the same grade of the service of the State shall, subject to the terms and conditions of their employment, be treated employees, impartially.

93. The Yang di-Pertuan Negara may from time to time authorise the Government Printer to print copies of this Constitution including all amendments in force at the date of such authorisation; and any such copy so printed shall be deemed for all purposes to be a true and correct copy.

94. Subject to the provisions of Part VII of this Constitution, this Constitution shall come into operation immediately before Malaysia Day.

95. (1) The person holding the office of Yang di-Pertuan Negara on the coming into operation of this Constitution shall continue to hold the office and to carry out the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara under this Constitution, as if appointed under this Constitution for a term of years expiring on the 3rd of December 1963.


 * (2) The person holding the office of Yang di-Pertuan Negara shall before exercising the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara under this Constitution take and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of Singapore or a Judge of the High Court the oath in the form set out in the First Schedule to this Constitution.

96. (1) The Legislative Assembly established by the Singapore (Constitution) Order in Council, 1958, shall remain in being and shall be deemed to be the Legislative Assembly established by this Constitution, and accordingly—
 * (a) the persons who immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution hold the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker or Members of the Legislative Assembly shall, on the coming into operation of this Constitution, continue to hold those offices or their seats as Members in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution; and


 * (b) the Legislative Assembly shall, unless sooner dissolved, stand dissolved on the expiration of five years from the date of the first sitting of the Legislative Assembly under the Singapore (Constitution) Order in Council, 1958.