(1) There shall be raised and maintained in Malaysia the following three Services of regular forces, that is to say:
(a) “Tentera Darat Malaysia” or in English “The Malaysian Army” (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Army”);
(b) “Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia” or in English “The Royal Malaysian Navy” (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Navy”); and
(c) “Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia” or in English “The Royal Malaysian Air Force” (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Air Force”).
(2) In each year the expenditure proposed to be incurred on the regular forces shall be included in the total of the estimates of the expenditure to be incurred on the armed forces.
Malay text (authoritative)
Menubuhkan angkatan tetap
(1) Di dalam Malaysia tiga Perkhidmatan angkatan tetap yang berikut hendaklah ditubuhkan dan dikekalkan, iaitu:
(a) “Tentera Darat Malaysia” atau dalam bahasa Inggeris “The Malaysian Army” (kemudian daripada ini disebut “Tentera Darat”);
(b) “Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia” atau dalam bahasa Inggeris “The Royal Malaysian Navy” (kemudian daripada ini disebut “Tentera Laut”); dan
(c) “Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia” atau dalam bahasa Inggeris “The Royal Malaysian Air Force” (kemudian daripada ini disebut “Tentera Udara”).
(2) Dalam setiap tahun perbelanjaan yang dicadangkan akan dilakukan bagi angkatan tetap 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).
