(1) A person whether in full-time service in the regular forces or in the reserve pursuant to sections 24 to 26A and 27 shall upon his
discharge or completion of service in the reserve be transferred to the reserve for a period of five years commencing from the day following his discharge or completion of service in the reserve:
Provided that no person shall be required to serve in the reserve after he has attained the age of fifty years.
(2) The Armed Forces Council may in its discretion exempt any person or category of persons from such reserve service.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perkhidmatan dalam simpanan bagi askar-lasykar
(1) Seseorang, sama ada dalam perkhidmatan penuh masa dalam angkatan tetap atau dalam simpanan menurut seksyen 24 hingga 26A dan 27 hendaklah apabila diberhentikan kerja atau tamat perkhidmatan dalam simpanan, ditukarkan kepada simpanan bagi suatu tempoh selama lima tahun mulai dari hari yang berikutan hari diberhentikan kerja atau tamat perkhidmatan dalam simpanan:
Dengan syarat bahawa tiada seorang pun boleh dikehendaki berkhidmat dalam simpanan setelah dia mencapai umur lima puluh tahun.
(2) Majlis Angkatan Tentera boleh atas budi bicaranya mengecualikan mana-mana orang atau kategori orang daripada perkhidmatan simpanan itu.
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).
