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Armed Forces Act 1972 s 12

Armed Forces Act 1972 s 12

s 12 Promotion

(1) The Armed Forces Council or an officer authorized on its behalf may from time to time promote a naval cadet or midshipman up to and including the rank of acting sub-lieutenant. (2) The Armed Forces Council or an officer authorized on its behalf may from time to time promote commissioned officers up to and including the rank of captain in the Army or its equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force, as the case may be. (3) Promotion beyond the ranks specified in subsection (2) shall be by approval of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the recommendation of the Armed Forces Council.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kenaikan pangkat

(1) Majlis Angkatan Tentera atau seseorang pegawai yang diberi kuasa bagi pihaknya boleh dari semasa ke semasa menaikkan pangkat seseorang kadet laut atau pegawai muda laut hingga dan termasuk pangkat pemangku naib leftenan laut. (2) Majlis Angkatan Tentera atau seseorang pegawai yang diberi kuasa bagi pihaknya boleh dari semasa ke semasa menaikkan pangkat pegawai bertauliah hingga dan termasuk pangkat kapten dalam Tentera Darat atau yang setaraf dengannya dalam Tentera Laut dan Tentera Udara, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan. (3) Kenaikan pangkat kepada pangkat yang lebih tinggi daripada yang dinyatakan dalam subseksyen (2) hendaklah dengan kelulusan Yang di-Pertuan Agong atas syor Majlis Angkatan Tentera.

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Text as at 15 July 2022 (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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