National Service Training Act 2003 · Updated to 1 Dec 2011 · Part V
19. Absence without leave
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national service training
“national service training” means the training which persons liable under this Act have to undergo having the aim particularly of preparing Malaysian youths for national service under the National Service Act 1952 and generally of creating a nation which is patriotic and resilient and imbued with the spirit of volunteerism guided by the principles of the Rukun Negara;
Any person who persuades, endeavours to persuade, procures or attempts to procure any person undergoing national service training under this Act to absent himself without leave commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
Every person undergoing national service training who persuades, endeavours to persuade, procures or attempts to procure any other person undergoing national service training under this Act to absent himself without leave commits an offence and shall on conviction be ordered to perform community service.
16 Laws of Malaysia ACT 628