Constitutional Matters II - Succession and Regency Proclamation, 1959 · Revised Edition · Part 7
30. Preservation of existing custom and of the right to grant certain pension and allowances
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Save in so far as the same may be inconsistent with the provisions of this Proclamation, the ancient customs of Brunei Darussalam in relation to the Sultanate or the Regency, or to the granting, holding, suspension or deprivation of rank, title, dignity, decoration or precedence by
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, shall continue to have effect.
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan
“Sultan” or “His Majesty” or “His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan” means His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam irrespective of whether a declaration has been made and confirmed under section 12 that by reason of infirmity of mind or body he is for the time being incapable of performing the State functions but does not include his lawful Successor listed in, referred to or contempleted by subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 3, a Regent or a Council of Regency or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s Deputy;
Nothing contained in the Constitution or in this Proclamation shall be deemed to revoke the grant of any political pension or allowance to any of the children of a Sultan; and it shall be lawful for the Sultan and his
Successors to grant out of the revenue of Brunei Darussalam —
political pensions to any of the children of a reigning
Sultan; and
a compassionate allowance to any person who is, in the opinion of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, entitled thereto, either by way of a lump sum or a periodical payment, or partly in the one way and partly in the other.
Any pension or allowance granted under subsection (2) to a male child of the Sultan shall cease upon the accession of such child to the throne of Brunei Darussalam.
Sultan
“Sultan” or “His Majesty” or “His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan” means His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam irrespective of whether a declaration has been made and confirmed under section 12 that by reason of infirmity of mind or body he is for the time being incapable of performing the State functions but does not include his lawful Successor listed in, referred to or contempleted by subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 3, a Regent or a Council of Regency or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s Deputy;
The power conferred by subsection (2) shall include the power to revoke or vary any grant including a grant made prior to the commencement of this Proclamation.
Terms defined in art 2
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan
Defined · art 2“Sultan” or “His Majesty” or “His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan” means His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam irrespective of whether a declaration has been made and confirmed under section 12 that by reason of infirmity of mind or body he is for the time being incapable of performing the State functions but does not include his lawful Successor listed in, referred to or contempleted by subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 3, a Regent or a Council of Regency or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s Deputy;
Sultan
Defined · art 2“Sultan” or “His Majesty” or “His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan” means His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam irrespective of whether a declaration has been made and confirmed under section 12 that by reason of infirmity of mind or body he is for the time being incapable of performing the State functions but does not include his lawful Successor listed in, referred to or contempleted by subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 3, a Regent or a Council of Regency or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s Deputy;