Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
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“ancillary benefits”, in relation to designated members of the volunteer forces, means socio-economic development or welfare programmes, activities or benefits or other benefits provided for such members;
“company” means a company incorporated under the Companies Act 2016 [Act 777], a trust company registered under the Trust Companies
Act 1949 [Act 100] or any company incorporated under any written law of a foreign jurisdiction;
“contributor” means a person who is contributing to the Tabung and includes a person who has ceased to contribute but has not withdrawn his whole contribution from that Tabung;
“corporation” means a corporation established under section 23;
“designated members of the volunteer forces” means those mobilised members of the volunteer forces who on or after 1 August 1972 have served for a period of nine consecutive years and who are eligible, subject to such conditions as are imposed in any regulation relating to the ancillary benefits, to be considered for such ancillary benefits under this Act or any regulation made under this Act;
“Investment Panel” means the Investment Panel established under section 6;
“Lembaga” means the Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera established under section 4;
“mobilised members of the volunteer forces” means those members of the volunteer forces who—
(a)
are or have been called out for full time service under section 202 of the Armed Forces Act 1972 [Act 77]; or
(b)
are or have been attached to the regular forces under subsection 201(3) of the Armed Forces Act 1972;
“pension” means a pension granted under any written law providing for pension for members of the regular forces of Malaysia;
“retired personnel” means an officer or a serviceman who has retired or has been discharged or who has terminated or completed his services with the regular forces of Malaysia;
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“retiring personnel” means an officer or a serviceman who is about to retire or is about to be discharged or whose services with the regular forces of Malaysia is about to be terminated or completed;
“serviceman” means any person, other than an officer, who is enlisted in the regular forces of Malaysia;
“Tabung” means the Tabung Angkatan Tentera established under section 3;
“unit trust benefit” means the benefit provided for in section 15C;
“veteran annuity scheme” means the scheme established under section 15D for the payments of annuities;
“volunteer forces” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the
Armed Forces Act 1972 and includes the armed forces raised under the
Territorial Army Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 52 of 1958], the *Naval
Volunteer Reserve Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 55 of 1958] and the *Air
Force Volunteer Reserve Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 58 of 1958] and deemed to be raised under the Armed Forces Act 1972.