KUCHING, Feb. 22 -- The Petroleum Development Act (PDA) 1974 is just like any other law and is still subject to the Federal Constitution, said Deputy Minister of Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations Datuk Seri Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali.
"The PDA 1974 and the Sarawak Distribution of Gas Ordinance (DGO) 2016 are both in force, but this does not mean, and we never say that, the PDA 1974 is absolute.
"Our stance has always been that both federal and state laws must be respected and must coexist," she said in a statement.
She added that under Item 8 (j) of the Federal List of the Federal Constitution, the federal government's control over petroleum is still subject to Item 2(c) of the State List, which grants Sarawak authority ove...