Armed Forces Act 1972 s 217

s 217 Repeal of existing enactment and ordinances

(1) The Malay Regiment Enactment, the Federation Regiment Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 27 of 1952], the Military Forces Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 47 of 1952], the Navy Ordinance 1958, the Air Force Ordinance 1958, the Territorial Army Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 52 of 1958], the Naval Volunteer Reserve Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 55 of 1958] and the Air Force Volunteer Reserve Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 58 of 1958], are hereby repealed: Provided that— (a) all the armed forces raised under the provisions of the aforesaid enactment and ordinances shall be deemed to be raised under this Act; and (b) all officers and servicemen serving with the armed forces raised under the provisions of the aforesaid enactment and ordinances on the appointed day shall be deemed to have been commissioned, appointed, enlisted or re-engaged, as the case may be, under this Act, but such officers and servicemen shall not be required to serve with the regular forces for a longer period than that for which they were required to serve at the time of their original commissioning, appointment, enlistment or reengagement, as the case may be. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of the last foregoing subsection or the provisions of any written law to the contrary, all rules, regulations, orders and other instruments made under the enactment and ordinances hereby repealed, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall remain in force until specifically repealed.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pemansuhan enakmen dan ordinan yang ada

(1) Enakmen Askar Melayu, Ordinan Askar Persekutuan 1952 [Ord. 27 tahun 1952], Ordinan Angkatan Tentera 1952 [Ord. 47 tahun 1952], Ordinan Tentera Laut 1958, Ordinan Tentera Udara 1958, Ordinan Askar Wataniah 1958 [Ord. 52 tahun 1958], Ordinan Simpanan Sukarela Tentera Laut 1958 [Ord. 55 tahun 1958] dan Ordinan Simpanan Sukarela Tentera Udara 1958 [Ord. 58 tahun 1958] dengan ini dimansuhkan: Dengan syarat bahawa— (a) semua angkatan tentera yang ditubuhkan di bawah peruntukan enakmen dan ordinan yang disebut terdahulu hendaklah disifatkan ditubuhkan di bawah Akta ini; dan (b) semua pegawai dan askar-lasykar yang berkhidmat dengan angkatan tentera yang ditubuhkan di bawah peruntukan enakmen dan ordinan yang disebut terdahulu pada hari yang ditetapkan hendaklah disifatkan telah ditauliahkan, dilantik, diambil masuk atau diambil berkhidmat semula, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, di bawah Akta ini, tetapi pegawai dan askar-lasykar itu tidak boleh dikehendaki berkhidmat dengan angkatan tetap bagi tempoh yang lebih lama daripada tempoh yang mereka dikehendaki berkhidmat pada masa mereka mula-mula ditauliahkan, dilantik, diambil masuk, atau diambil berkhidmat semula, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan. (2) Walau apa pun peruntukan subseksyen terdahulu yang akhir disebut atau peruntukan mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang berlawanan, semua kaedah, peraturan, perintah dan surat cara lain yang dibuat di bawah enakmen dan ordinan yang dengan ini dimansuhkan, setakat yang ia selaras dengan peruntukan Akta ini, hendaklah terus berkuat kuasa sehingga dimansuhkan secara nyata.

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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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