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Section 13

Transfer from one Service to another or within the same Service

of Armed Forces Act 1972

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Section 13

(1)

A commissioned officer or a person appointed under section 10 may be transferred from one Service to another Service, or from one corps or branch to another corps or branch in the same Service, of the regular forces—

(a)

with his own consent;

(b)

by an order of the Armed Forces Council made with the approval of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong; or

(c)

by an order of the Armed Forces Council or an officer authorized on its behalf at any time whilst a Proclamation of Emergency, issued under Article 150 of the Federal

Constitution, is in force.

(2)

Where a commissioned officer or a person appointed under section 10 is transferred to another Service, corps or branch he shall be subject to all the rules, regulations and orders applicable to such

Service, corps or branch and the conditions of his service shall be varied so as to correspond with the general conditions of service of the

Service, corps or branch to which he is transferred.

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(3)

No commissioned officer or person appointed under section 10

shall be transferred to another Service, corps or branch unless he would have been eligible for commissioning or appointment to that Service, corps or branch.

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