Armed Forces Act 1972 s 179
Every person who in Malaysia falsely represents himself to any armed forces authority or civil authority to be a deserter from the regular forces shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
Hukuman kerana berpura-pura sebagai seorang tinggal tugas
Tiap-tiap orang yang di dalam Malaysia secara palsu menyatakan dirinya kepada mana-mana pihak berkuasa angkatan tentera atau pihak berkuasa awam sebagai seorang tinggal tugas daripada angkatan tetap boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi lima ratus ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga bulan atau kedua-duanya.
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).