How did the 1977 Act change capitation grant rates?

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The Capitation Grant Act 1977 changed the capitation grant rates by resetting the per-person amounts across four population bands starting from January 1, 1976

The Capitation Grant Act 1977 amended the capitation grant rates set out in Part I of the Tenth Schedule, with the changes deemed in force from January 1, 1976. Under the 1977 amendment, the first 100,000 persons would receive $20 per person, the next 150,000 persons $10 per person, the next 250,000 persons $6 per person, and the remainder $3 per person.
What the 1977 amendment replaced
Before the 1977 change, the rates set in 1963 applied in dollars, with $15 per person for the first 50,000 persons, $10 per person for the next 200,000 persons, and $4 per person for the remainder. The 1977 Act altered these bands and also changed the per-person amounts for each range.
The four new rate bands that took effect
From January 1, 1976, the amended rates were structured into four bands. The first 100,000 persons received $20 per person, the next 150,000 persons received $10 per person, the next 250,000 persons received $6 per person, and all remaining persons received $3 per person.
How the Act’s timing was treated
The Act was not described as applying immediately to the start of the year it was passed; instead, it was deemed to have come into force on January 1, 1976. That deemed start date is the point from which the new capitation grant amounts were applied under the constitutional rate schedule.
How the rates were expressed in law
The 1977 rates were stated in dollars ($) in the schedule as amended. The record also notes that later, a clarification was made that the reference to dollars must be construed as ringgit under the Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975, Section 2(2).

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