Constitutional amendment a step in the right direction but more work needed to achieve spirit of MA63, says Sabah Law Society

KOTA KINABALU: There are more pressing legal matters to be resolved between the Bornean states and the Federal Government in achieving the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), says Sabah Law Society president Roger Chin.

He said issues in relation to various laws such as the Continental Sea Act 1966, the Petroleum Mining Act 1966, the Petroleum Development Act 1974, the Exclusive Zone Act 1984 and the Territorial Sea Act 2012 had to be resolved.