Article 22
Appointment of Raja Isteri and title of Consort of His Majesty
of Constitutional Matters II - Succession and Regency Proclamation, 1959
(1)
If the Consort of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan is a Malay and of the blood of the Sultans of Brunei Darussalam or of the blood of the ruling house of another Muslim State, His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan may —
(a)
if she has been crowned, appoint her to be the “Duli Raja
Isteri”; or
(b)
if she has not been crowned, appoint her to be the “Pengiran
Isteri”.
(2)
If the Consort of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, whether crowned or not, is not of the race or blood aforesaid, the appropriate title shall be the “Pengiran Isteri” or such other title as His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may confer in his absolute discretion.