Armed Forces Act 1972 s 5B
s 5B Attachment of officer or servicemen to forces in and outside Malaysia
(1) The Armed Forces Council may attach temporarily any officer or serviceman to—
(a) any visiting force present in Malaysia pursuant to paragraph 17(1)(b) of the Visiting Forces Act 1960 [Act 432]; or
(b) any foreign force of another country outside Malaysia.
(2) An order made pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) shall subject the officer or serviceman, as the case may be, to service law under this Act to such extent, and subject to such adaptation and modification as may be provided by or under any written law relating to the attachment of members of such forces in that country.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pertugasan pegawai atau askar-lasykar kepada angkatan di dalam dan di luar Malaysia
(1) Majlis Angkatan Tentera boleh menugaskan mana-mana pegawai atau askar-lasykar buat sementara kepada—
(a) mana-mana angkatan pelawat yang ada di Malaysia menurut perenggan 17(1)(b) Akta Angkatan Pelawat 1960 [Akta 432]; atau
(b) mana-mana angkatan asing sesuatu negara lain di luar Malaysia.
(2) Sesuatu perintah yang dibuat menurut perenggan (1)(b) hendaklah mengikat pegawai atau askar-lasykar, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, kepada undang-undang tentera di bawah Akta ini setakat, dan tertakluk pada apa-apa penyesuaian dan ubah suaian sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan oleh atau di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang berhubungan dengan pertugasan anggota angkatan itu di negara 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).
