Article 19
Abdication
of Constitutional Matters II - Succession and Regency Proclamation, 1959
(1)
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, at any time, by an Instrument of Abdication, declare his irrevocable intention to abdicate.
(2)
Upon the execution by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan of the Instrument of Abdication in the manner specified in subsection (3), His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan shall cease to be the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the throne of
Brunei Darussalam shall become vacant.
(3)
An Instrument of Abdication executed in Brunei Darussalam shall not be accepted as valid if it has not been witnessed by at least 2 of the
Wazirs and at least 10 of the other illustrious personages of Brunei
Darussalam:
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Provided that —
(a)
if any dispute arises as to the validity of any such
Instrument, the matter shall be referred to the Privy Council whose decision shall be final and shall not be open to review by, or appeal to, any court; and
(b)
in the case of an Instrument of Abdication executed elsewhere than in Brunei Darussalam, any Instrument which is executed and witnessed in such manner and by such persons as the
Privy Council shall, in all the circumstances of the case, consider acceptable, shall be valid.