Deputy law minister Mas Ermieyati Samsudin had tabled a bill yesterday to amend the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2019 to provide for this exemption.

Article 119A states that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, with the consent of the Conference of Rulers, can give an exception to any ruler and his consort, any Yang di-Pertua Negeri and his consort, any heir apparent and other heirs of a ruler and their consorts from the application of Article 119 that applies to the registration of voters.

Mas Ermieyati said the second reading of the bill will be done during the current Dewan sitting.

Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin (PH-Hang Tuah Jaya), debating the Supplementary Supply Bill (2021) 2022 in the lower house today, said that this constitutional amendment was hardly a priority for the opposition.

“I would like to inform the Dewan, as well as all MPs, that I do not see the rationale for this constitutional amendment.

“What we asked for was the constitutional amendment that would allow the anti-hopping law to be tabled. This was the basis of the agreement made between the opposition and the government.

“Therefore, I call upon the opposition MPs to not back this amendment (involving members of royalty) since we never asked for it,” said the PKR MP.