(1) There shall be raised and maintained in Malaysia the following three Services of volunteer forces, that is to say:
(a) “Askar Wataniah Malaysia” or in English “Malaysian Territorial Army”;
(b) “Simpanan Sukarela Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia” or in English “Royal Malaysian Naval Volunteer Reserve”; and
(c) “Simpanan Sukarela Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia” or in English “Royal Malaysian Air Force Volunteer Reserve”.
(2) In each year the expenditure proposed to be incurred on the volunteer forces shall be included in the total of the estimates of the expenditure to be incurred on the armed forces.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penubuhan angkatan sukarela
(1) Maka hendaklah ditubuhkan dan dikekalkan di Malaysia tiga Perkhidmatan angkatan sukarela yang berikut, iaitu:
(a) “Askar Wataniah Malaysia” atau dalam bahasa Inggeris “Malaysian Territorial Army”;
(b) “Simpanan Sukarela Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia” atau dalam bahasa Inggeris “Royal Malaysian Naval Volunteer Reserve”; dan
(c) “Simpanan Sukarela Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia” atau dalam bahasa Inggeris “Royal Malaysian Air Force Volunteer Reserve”.
(2) Dalam setiap tahun perbelanjaan yang dicadangkan akan dilakukan bagi angkatan sukarela itu hendaklah dimasukkan ke dalam jumlah anggaran perbelanjaan yang akan dilakukan bagi angkatan tentera.
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).
