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Armed Forces Act 1972 s 6

Armed Forces Act 1972 s 6

s 6 Commissioning of officers

(1) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may on the recommendation of the Armed Forces Council grant to any person a commission in the Army, Navy or the Air Force, as the case may be: Provided that only persons being Malays shall be commissioned in the Royal Malay Regiment. (2) Where the person granted a commission under subsection (1) is an officer in the volunteer forces, the Armed Forces Council may recognize the reckonable service, if any, of that officer, including his last rank and other matter connected therewith, as reckonable service. (3) For the purpose of subsection (2), section 15 shall apply.

Malay text (authoritative)

Mentauliahkan pegawai

(1) Yang di-Pertuan Agong boleh atas syor Majlis Angkatan Tentera mengurniakan sesuatu tauliah dalam Tentera Darat, Tentera Laut atau Tentera Udara kepada mana-mana orang, mengikut manamana yang berkenaan: Dengan syarat bahawa hanya orang Melayu boleh ditauliahkan dalam Askar Melayu Diraja. (2) Jika orang yang dikurniakan sesuatu tauliah di bawah subseksyen (1) ialah seorang pegawai dalam angkatan sukarela, Majlis Angkatan Tentera boleh menerima perkhidmatan yang diambil kira pegawai itu, jika ada, termasuk pangkatnya yang terakhir dan perkara lain yang berkaitan dengannya, sebagai perkhidmatan yang diambil kira. (3) Bagi maksud subseksyen (2), seksyen 15 hendaklah terpakai.

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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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