Veterans Act 2012 · Updated to 1 Apr 2020 · Part III · Registration of Veterans
11. Registration or refusal to register
Feedback & supportAfter considering an application under section 9 and any additional document or information provided under section 10, the
Registrar may approve or refuse the application.
Where the application is approved, the Registrar shall register the applicant by entering the applicant’s particulars in the register of veterans referred to in section 8.
Where the application is refused, the applicant may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for defence;
Notwithstanding subsection (1), and sections 9 and 10, any person who immediately before the coming into operation of this Act is registered as a veteran with the Jabatan Arah Rekod dan Pencen
veteran
“veteran” means a Malaysian citizen who has served full time and has not been retired or discharged from service on grounds of misconduct in any of the following Forces: (a) regular forces of the Malaysian Armed Forces; (b) volunteer forces mobilized full time by the Malaysian Armed Forces regardless of length of service; (c) Force 136; Veterans 7 (d) British Forces who served in Malaya, Malaysia or Singapore; and (e) Sarawak Rangers.
Markas Angkatan Tentera Malaysia shall, on the coming into operation of this Act, be deemed to be a veteran registered under this Act.