Constitutional Matters I - Constitution of Brunei Darussalam · art 82

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art 82Official language

(1)

The official language of Brunei Darussalam shall be the Malay language.

Constitution of Brunei Darussalam

(2)

An official version in the English language shall be provided of anything which, by this Constitution or by any written law or by the Standing

Orders, is required to be printed or in writing, and such version shall, in addition to the official Malay version, be accepted as an authentic text.

(3)

In the case of any doubt, conflict or discrepancy between the

Malay and the English texts of this Constitution, or anything printed or written in accordance with Clause (2), the Malay text shall prevail.