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No. S 16
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JUNE, 2026
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CONSTITUTION OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
PROCLAMATION OF EMERGENCY
HIS MAJESTY
THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN,
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, PRAISE be to
ALLAH, the Lord of the Universe, and may the benediction and peace of ALLAH be upon Our Leader Muhammad and upon all his Relations and Friends.
Preamble
WHEREAS it is provided under Article 83(1) of the Constitution of
Brunei Darussalam (hereinafter referred to as "the Constitution"), that whenever it appears to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan that an occasion of emergency or public danger is imminent, exists or has arisen whereby the security or economic life of Brunei Darussalam, or any part thereof, is or may be threatened, whether by war or external aggression or internal disturbance, actual or threatened, he may by Proclamation (hereinafter referred to as a "Proclamation of Emergency") declare a state of emergency either in the whole of Brunei
Darussalam or in such part of Brunei Darussalam as may be specified in the
Proclamation of Emergency.
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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
AND WHEREAS on the 13th day of Zulhijjah 1445 Hijriah corresponding to the 20th day of June 2024, WE did DECLARE AND PROCLAIM a state of emergency in the whole of Brunei Darussalam.
AND WHEREAS it is provided under Article 83(2) of the Constitution that no Proclamation of Emergency shall be in force for more than 2 years, without prejudice, however, to the right of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to issue another such Proclamation at or before the end of that period.
AND WHEREAS it is provided under Article 83(2A) of the Constitution that notwithstanding Article 83(2) of the Constitution, His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan may by another such Proclamation declare the cessation of a state of emergency in the whole of Brunei Darussalam or in such part of Brunei
Darussalam as may be specified in the Proclamation before the end of 2 years.
AND WHEREAS it appears to US that an occasion of emergency or public danger is imminent, exists or has arisen whereby the security or economic life of
Brunei Darussalam, or any part thereof, is or may be threatened.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
WE,
SULTAN
HAJI
HASSANAL
BOLKIAH
MU'IZZADDIN WADDAULAH IBNI AL-MARHUM SULTAN HAJI OMAR 'ALI
SAIFUDDIEN SA'ADUL KHAIRI WADDIEN, SOVEREIGN AND CHIEF OF THE
FAMILY ORDER OF THE CROWN OF BRUNEI, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of the State and Territory of Brunei Darussalam and all its Dependencies;
Do hereby DECLARE AND PROCLAIM as of this day a state of emergency in the whole of Brunei Darussalam;
AND do hereby REVOKE our said recited Proclamation of Emergency done on the 13th day of Zulhijjah 1445 Hijriah corresponding to the 20th day of June 2024.
So be it. Such is the Proclamation of Emergency.
May ALLAH, to Whom be praised and Whose name be exalted the King of
Kings, vouchsafe His grace and may the Prophet Muhammad (on Whom be the benediction and peace of ALLAH) grant His Blessings to this Proclamation.
Amen! 0 Lord of the Universe.
Done at OUR Istana Nurul !man, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam this 12th. day of Zulhijjah, 1447 Hijriah corresponding to the 30th. day of May,
2026, being the fifty-ninth year of OUR Reign in Brunei Darussalam.
BY COMMAND
AWANG ZULHUSAM BIN HAJI ABDUL SAMAD
Permanent Secretary,
Office of the Prime Minister.
Dicetak oleh Print Plus Sdn. Bhd., Bandar Seri Begawan BB3510,
Negara Brunei Darussalam.