National Service Act 1952 s 27

s 27 General provision as to offence

Any person guilty of an offence against this Act, not being an offence for which a penalty is thereby expressly provided, by reason of non-compliance with any of the provisions of this Act shall be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to both: Provided that in any proceedings for an offence punishable under this section it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that he was prevented from complying with the relevant provisions of this Act by circumstances beyond his control.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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