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Armed Forces Act 1972 s 22

Armed Forces Act 1972 s 22

s 22 Transfer from one Service to another

(1) A serviceman may be transferred from one Service to another Service of the regular forces— (a) with his own consent; (b) by an order of the Armed Forces Council made with the approval of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong; or (c) by an order of the Armed Forces Council or an officer authorized on its behalf at any time whilst a Proclamation of Emergency issued under Article 150 of the Federal Constitution is in force. (2) Where a serviceman is transferred to another Service he shall be subject to all the rules, regulations and orders applicable to such Service and the conditions of his service shall be varied so as to correspond with the general conditions of service of the Service to which he is transferred. (3) No serviceman shall be transferred to another Service unless he would have been eligible for enlistment to that Service.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pertukaran daripada satu Perkhidmatan kepada suatu Perkhidmatan lain

(1) Seseorang askar-lasykar boleh ditukarkan daripada satu Perkhidmatan kepada satu Perkhidmatan lain dalam angkatan tetap— (a) dengan keizinannya sendiri; (b) dengan perintah Majlis Angkatan Tentera yang dibuat dengan kelulusan Yang di-Pertuan Agong; atau (c) dengan perintah Majlis Angkatan Tentera atau seorang pegawai yang diberi kuasa bagi pihaknya pada bila-bila masa dalam masa berkuat kuasanya Proklamasi Darurat yang dikeluarkan di bawah Perkara 150 Perlembagaan Persekutuan. (2) Jika seseorang askar-lasykar ditukarkan kepada suatu Perkhidmatan lain dia hendaklah tertakluk pada segala kaedah, peraturan dan perintah yang boleh dipakai bagi Perkhidmatan itu dan syarat perkhidmatannya hendaklah diubah supaya sesuai dengan syarat am perkhidmatan bagi Perkhidmatan yang kepadanya dia ditukarkan itu. (3) Tiada seorang pun askar-lasykar boleh ditukarkan kepada suatu Perkhidmatan lain melainkan jika dia telah layak untuk diambil masuk ke dalam Perkhidmatan itu.

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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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