Parliamentary Services Act strengthens Parliament’s independence by transferring administrative powers from the Prime Minister to the House and Speaker
MANILA: Malaysia’s parliamentary reform transfers administrative powers from the Prime Minister and the government to Parliament and its Speaker, strengthening the legislature’s independence, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
He described the Parliamentary Services Act as a substantial reform involving the executive’s willingness to relinquish powers over Parliament’s administration.
“The Parliamentary Services Act precisely means that the power that’s there with the Prime Minister and the government is given to the House,” he said at a dinner held in conjunction with his working visit to the Philippines for the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, yesterday.
