Short title and commencement
s 1
(1) This Act may be cited as the National Service Training Act 2003. (2) This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
National Service Training Act 2003 Part I — Preliminary
Interpretation
s 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “Director General” means the Director General of National Service Training appointed under section 13; “national service training” means the training which persons liable under this Act have to undergo having the aim particularly of preparing Malaysian youths for national service under the National Service Act 1952 [Act 425] and generally of creating a nation which is patriotic and resilient and imbued with the spirit of volunteerism guided by the principles of the Rukun Negara; “Council” means the National Service Training Council established under section 5; “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for national service; “postponement certificate” means a certificate issued under section 20; “proper authority” means the person appointed by the Council for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act where the expression occurs; “Rukun Negara” means the philosophy of nationhood as set out in the Schedule.
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