Article 3
His Majesty and succession to the Sultanate
of Constitutional Matters II - Succession and Regency Proclamation, 1959
(1)
It is hereby declared that His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali
Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien is the lawful Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.
(2)
It is hereby declared that Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri
Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni
Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah is the lawful Successor to the throne of
Brunei Darussalam:
Provided that His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may from time to time, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, proclaim another person to be the only lawful Successor to the throne of Brunei Darussalam; the person whose right to succeed has been revoked by the later Proclamation shall forthwith cease to be entitled to the title of Duli Yang Teramat Mulia
Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota and the title shall forthwith pass to such person so proclaimed in the later Proclamation.
(3)
It is hereby declared that upon Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka
Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni
Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ascending or for any reason whatsoever being unable to ascend to the throne of Brunei Darussalam, his eldest lawful son shall be the lawful Successor to the throne of Brunei Darussalam, and thereafter, the right to succeed to the throne of Brunei Darussalam shall vest in the eldest lawful son of that and each subsequent lawful Successor.
(4)
In the event that His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien
Sa’adul Khairi Waddien ceases to occupy the throne of Brunei Darussalam, and Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota
Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Kebawah Duli Yang Maha
Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin
Waddaulah for any reason whatsoever being unable to ascend to, or having ascended to ceasing to occupy, the throne of Brunei Darussalam without leaving a lawful Successor, the succession thereto is hereby vested —
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(a)
in the lawful Heirs of the body of His Majesty Sultan Haji
Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan
Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien in the following order —
(i)
Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda
Haji ‘Abdul Azim ibni Kebawah Duli Yang Maha
Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, and upon his ascending or for any reason whatsoever being unable to ascend to the throne of Brunei Darussalam, his eldest lawful son shall be the lawful Successor to the throne of Brunei Darussalam, and thereafter, the right to succeed to the throne of Brunei Darussalam shall vest in the eldest lawful son of that and each subsequent lawful Successor;
(ii)
in the event that there is no lawful Successor under subsection (4)(a)(i), Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka
Seri Pengiran Muda ‘Abdul Malik ibni Kebawah Duli
Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji
Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, and upon his ascending or for any reason whatsoever being unable to ascend to the throne of Brunei Darussalam, his eldest lawful son shall be the lawful Successor to the throne of Brunei Darussalam, and thereafter, the right to succeed to the throne of Brunei Darussalam shall vest in the eldest lawful son of that and each subsequent lawful Successor;
(iii)
in the event that there is no lawful Successor under subsection (4)(a)(ii), Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka
Seri Pengiran Muda ‘Abdul Mateen ibni Kebawah
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan
Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, and upon his ascending or for any reason whatsoever being unable to ascend to the throne of Brunei Darussalam, his eldest lawful son shall be the lawful Successor to the throne of Brunei Darussalam, and thereafter, the
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CONST. II right to succeed to the throne of Brunei Darussalam shall vest in the eldest lawful son of that and each subsequent lawful Successor;
(iv)
in the event that there is no lawful Successor under subsection (4)(a)(iii), Duli Yang Teramat Mulia
Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda ‘Abdul Wakeel ibni
Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda
Sultan
Haji
Hassanal
Bolkiah
Mu’izzaddin
Waddaulah, and upon his ascending or for any reason whatsoever being unable to ascend to the throne of
Brunei Darussalam, his eldest lawful son shall be the lawful Successor to the throne of Brunei Darussalam, and thereafter, the right to succeed to the throne of
Brunei Darussalam shall vest in the eldest lawful son of that and each subsequent lawful Successor;
(b)
(deleted by S 23/2021);
(c)
(deleted by S 23/2021).