National Service Act 1952 · Updated to 29 Mar 1990 · Part V · Enlistment in Armed Forces
11C. National service reserve may be recalled by proclamation
Feedback & supportThe Yang di-Pertuan Agong may by proclamation recall for full-time service the whole or any part of the national service reserve.
national service
“national service” means all or any of the following forms of service under this Act, namely, service in the armed forces, service in the police forces and service in the civil defence forces;
Every person recalled under the last foregoing subsection shall report for service at such time and place as the competent authority may by notification in the Gazette or otherwise, appoint.
A copy of every proclamation made under subsection (1)
shall be published in the Gazette and laid before each House of
Parliament as soon as possible after it is made.
Any person in the national service reserve shall upon being re-called for full-time service by a proclamation under this section be deemed to be a person subject to service law and shall if he fails, without leave being lawfully granted or without any reasonable excuse, to report in accordance with subsection (2) be guilty of the offence mentioned in subsection 54(1) of the Armed Forces
service law
“service law” means the provisions relating to offences, penalties and discipline contained in the Armed Forces Act 1972, applicable to men of the reserve force of the Forces.
Act 1972 [Act 77] as if he had deserted from the Forces; and any such person shall be tried before a court martial.