National Service Training Act 2003 · Updated to 1 Dec 2011 · Part I · Preliminary
2. Interpretation
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“Director General” means the Director General of National
Service Training appointed under section 13;
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“community service”—
shall be any work, service or course of instruction for the betterment of the public at large, and includes any work performed which involves payment to the prison or local authority, of such nature and performed at such time and place and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Court;
shall not exceed 240 hours in aggregate; and
shall be under the responsibility of the Minister charged with the responsibility for social and community service.
“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 [Act 425] 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;
“Council” means the National Service Training Council established under section 5;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for national service;
“postponement certificate” means a certificate issued under section 20;
“proper authority” means the person appointed by the Council for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act where the expression occurs;
“Rukun Negara” means the philosophy of nationhood as set out in the Schedule.
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