Chapter 1 - The Sultan Article 5 provides that the Sultan and his Heir(s) shall be a person who is: • a
Malay • of Royal Blood • a descendant of
Selangor Sultan • a male • professes the
Muslim religion Article 6 provides that the Sultan must be of lawfully begotten and acknowledged descendant of
Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah. The succession order is determined by
agnatic primogeniture, that is according to seniority of lineage, firstly among the sons of the previous Sultan, with sons and their male-line issue inheriting before brothers and their issue. It is unlawful to choose or appoint any other person as Sultan as long as the descendant of Sultan Hisamuddin exists. A descendant is disqualified to be a Sultan if after full and complete enquiry by Dewan Di-Raja (
Selangor Council of the Royal Court), he is founded to have some great and serious defect, derogatory to the quality of a Sultan, such as insanity, blindness, dumbness or possessing some qualities that makes him unsuitable to be a Sultan according to Hukum Shara'. Hukum Shara' is defined as Islamic Law in any
legal schools. Article 7 provides that if male lineal descendant of Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah is to extinct, or if the descendants are unworthy of becoming Sultan, according to article 6, it is necessary to choose and appoint Sultan from the descendants of
Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah. If there are still no eligible successor, the Sultan must be appointed from the descendants of
Sultan Abdul Samad and so on. The order of descendants, in descending order of degree of kinship are; Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah, Sultan Abdul Samad,
Sultan Ibrahim Shah,
Sultan Salehuddin Shah. Article 7(6) states that no person shall be appointed as the Sultan by virtue of the provisions contained in Article 7 unless he is a male of acknowledged genuine and lawful blood. Article 8 provides that if there are no one eligible to be Sultan under the provisions of Article 7, the choice and appointment of Sultan shall be left to consideration, judgement and decision of the Dewan Di-Raja. The chosen Sultan must; be a male of mature age, has a sound mind, of the Malay race and born in the State of Selangor, a subject of the former Sultan, professing the Muslim religion, of good blood, acknowledged to be legitimately and lawfully begotten, able to read and write the Malay language, possessing good and praiseworthy reputation, understanding, nature, temper, disposition and deportment. If the person chosen is not of a Royal Blood, the provisions of Article 5 shall not apply but the case shall be deemed to be a lawful exception of it. Article 9 states that if the Sultan is to assumed the throne as a minor, that is before he has completed the full age of twenty one years (of which according to Muslim reckoning shall not be counted as an adult), a person must be appointed as a Regent or not less than three people as members of a Council of Regency until the Sultan is of age. The Regent and members of the Council of Regency must be of Malay race and born in the State of Selangor, professing the Muslim religion, and subjects to the Sultan but not necessarily of Royal Blood. He or they must be chosen by Dewan Di-Raja and appointed under the State Seal signed by the
Menteri Besar. The appointment must be notified in the Gazette. The appointed Regent is held answerable for all acts of the Sultan during his minority State affairs, and if these acts are against the custom of the state or the Laws of the Constitution of Selangor, the Dewan Di-Raja may remove the regent and appoint someone else in his place. Article 9A states that the Sultan must be installed according to the custom of the state within four years from the date of His Confirmation and Proclamation as Sultan or, with the consent of Dewan Di-raja, within four years after the Sultan complete full age of twenty one. If the Sultan is not installed within the time frame, he is deemed to have abdicated and relinquished His Royal rights and powers, and provisions of Article 11(4) will apply accordingly. Article 10 prevent the Sultan from being absent from the State of Selangor for more than twelve consecutive calendar months. If he does so, a Successor must be chosen and appointed unless the Dewan Di-Raja deems the prolonged absence is due to sufficient and excusable cause. If the Sultan absent himself, he is deemed no longer to be the Sultan and to have relinquished his right and claims on the state, provided that the
Legislative Assembly provide the Sultan an allowance that is no more than one fourth of his maintenance when he is in reign. The allowance must be charged on the Consolidated Fund. This Article does not apply when the Sultan is holding the office of the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Article 11 states that the Sultan may voluntarily abdicate and relinquish his Royal rights and powers, if he so desires. Article 11(4) provides that upon the notification of his abdication in the Gazette, he will be deemed no longer the Sultan of the state. He is entitled to an allowance for life, not more than one fourth of his maintenance when he is in reign, and charged to the Consolidated Fund. If he does not have a house of his own, he must be provided a suitable residence by the Legislative Assembly.
Chapter 2 - The Heir Article 14 states that the Heir to the throne will use the title Raja Muda or in English, the
Crown Prince of Selangor. The title is exclusive to the
heir apparent and not to be used by anyone who is not actually been decided to succeed the Sultan. The Heir will be chosen and appointed by the Sultan after consultation with the
Dewan Di-Raja. Article 15 provides that the heir does not have authority in state affairs unless he was explicitly commanded by the Sultan to do so. The Article does not apply if the heir was appointed to be in office of state, of which there will be no interference of the Heir to carry out his duty while he is in office. . He was installed as the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1999 and died in 2001. Article 16 provides that the Heir(s) shall be a person who is: • a
Malay • of Royal Blood • a descendant of
Selangor Sultan • a male • professes the
Muslim religion Article 17 and 18 repeated the same succession order that was mentioned in Article 6 and 7, in which the order of succession is determined by
agnatic primogeniture, and the order of the descendants in descending order of degree of kinship are;
Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah,
Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah,
Sultan Abdul Samad,
Sultan Ibrahim Shah and
Sultan Salehuddin Shah. Article 18(6) states that no person shall be appointed as the Heir by virtue of the provisions contained in Article 18 unless he is a male of acknowledged genuine and lawful blood. Article 19 prevented the Heir from being absent from the State of Selangor for more than twelve consecutive calendar months. If he does so, another heir must be chosen and appointed unless the Dewan Di-Raja deems the prolonged absence is due to sufficient and excusable cause. If the Heir absent himself, he is deemed no longer to be the Heir and to have relinquished his right and claims on the state, provided that the
Legislative Assembly provide the Heir an allowance that is no more than one fourth of his maintenance when he is in reign. The allowance must be charged on the Consolidated Fund. Article 20 states that the Heir may voluntarily abdicate and relinquish his Royal rights and powers, if he so desires. Article 20(4) provides that upon the notification of his abdication in the Gazette, he will be deemed no longer the Heir of the state. He is entitled to an allowance for life, not more than one fourth of his maintenance when he was the Heir, and charged to the Consolidated Fund. If he does not have a house of his own, he must be provided a suitable residence by the Legislative Assembly.
Chapter 6 - Consorts of The Sultan and Raja Muda Tengku Ampuan Article 41 provided that the Sultan may appoint one of his consorts as the Tengku Ampuan. The Tengku Ampuan must be: • a wife to the Sultan, and lawfully married to the Sultan in accordance with the Muslim religion • of Royal Blood • a Malay • professing the Muslim religion The Tengku Ampuan is entitled to an allowance, of which the amount are determined by the Legislative Assembly and be charged under Consolidated Fund. She must cease from receiving allowance when either the Sultan die, the Sultan voluntarily proclaim abdication to the throne, upon divorce, or on revocation of her title. Article 42 provides that the cessation of appointment of the Tengku Ampuan will occur when either upon the re-marriage after the death of the Sultan, when the Sultan voluntarily proclaim abdication to the throne, or upon divorce. The Sultan also is able to revoke the appointment of Tengku Ampuan at any time.
Tengku Permaisuri Under the Article 43A, if the Sultan marries a woman not of royal blood, she may be appointed to be a Tengku Permaisuri. The Tengku Permaisuri must be: • a wife to the Sultan, and lawfully married to the Sultan in accordance with the Muslim religion • a Malay • professing the Muslim religion On the occasion where a Tengku Permaisuri was appointed but a Tengku Ampuan was not, the Tengku Permaisuri is entitled to an allowance, of which the amount are determined by the Legislative Assembly and be charged under Consolidated Fund. The provisions in Article 41 and 42 also applied
mutatis mutandis to Tengku Permaisuri in this case. The Tengku Permaisuri can be given any specialty and benefit that was enjoyed by the Tengku Ampuan.
Raja Puan Muda Article 44 provides that the Sultan may appoint any consort of the Raja Muda to be Raja Puan Muda, provided that she is of royal blood, a Malay and professes the Muslim religion. The cessation of appointment of the Raja Puan Muda will occur when either upon the re-marriage after the death of the Raja Muda, when the Raja Muda is removed from his office, or upon divorce. ==The Government==