National Service Act 1952, Part I — Preliminary (s 1–s 2) — Laws of Malaysia

Short title

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This Act may be cited as the National Service Act 1952.

Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “civil defence force” means any force or service constituted under the Civil Defence Act 1951 [Act 221]; “enlist” includes “enrol”, and “enlistment” shall be construed accordingly; “national service” means all or any of the following forms of service under this Act, namely, service in the armed forces, service in the police forces and service in the civil defence forces; “Police Force” means the Royal Malaysia Police Force; “police forces” includes the Police Force and any other force which the Minister may declare for the purposes of Part VI of this Act to have been raised for police duties; and “a police force” shall be construed accordingly; “the proper authority” means the person appointed by the Minister to be the proper authority for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act in which such expression occurs; “regular forces” means the regular Armed Forces of Malaysia. (2) For the purposes of this Act and of any proclamation made thereunder, the time at which a person attains a relevant age shall be deemed to be the commencement of the relevant anniversary of the date of his birth. (3) (Omitted). (4) In the application of this Act to the State of Sabah or Sarawak references in the Act to any written law of the States of Peninsular Malaysia or to any such written law, shall— (a) if such written law has been extended to apply to any such State, be construed as references to such written law or the provisions thereof as so extended to that State; and (b) if such written law has not been so extended, be construed as references to the corresponding written law or the corresponding provisions of such written law (if any) for the time being in force in such State.

National Service Act 1952 Part I — Preliminary

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