PUTRAJAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has issued an order for the recommendations in the Election Commission's redelineation report to come into effect from Thursday (March 29).



A Federal Government Gazette posted on Thursday on the Attorney-General's Chambers e-Federal Gazette website (http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/), signed by Cabinet Secretary Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa, stated that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has made the order.



“This Order may be cited as the Federal Constitution (Delimitation of Constituencies) (States of Malaya) Order 2018.



“This Order comes into operation on 29 March 2018,” the statement read.



The notice said the recommendations contained in the report of the Election Commission dated March 6, 2018, shall have effect from the date of the coming into operation of this Order.

Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali, when contacted, confirmed that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has given his Royal assent and that the redelineation has been gazetted.