Section 24
of National Service Training Act 2003
Section 24
Every employer shall, if any person in his employ is called up for national service training for a period not exceeding thirty days, allow such person in his employ leave for such period to attend national service training.
(2)
No employer shall—
(a)
make or cause to be made any deduction from the pay, other remuneration or annual leave of such person; or
(b)
impose or cause to be imposed upon or exact from him any penalty, by reason of his absence from work during such period.
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(3)
Any employer or other person who—
(a)
directly or indirectly refuses, or by intimidation, undue influence, or in any other manner, interferes with the granting to any person the period of leave under subsection (1); or
(b)
contravenes subsection (2), commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine of not less than double the pay and other remuneration due to such person during the period he was called up for national service training or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months or to both; and the Court by which any employer is found guilty of an offence under this subsection shall order him to pay to such person the pay and other remuneration to which he is entitle during the period of the national service training.
(4)
Section 432 of the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593], except paragraph (1)(d), shall apply to the recovery of moneys due to the employee under subsection (3).
(5)
This section shall be binding on the Government of Malaysia and the Government of each State.
(6)
Where there is any inconsistency between the provisions of this section and those of any other law, the provisions of this section shall prevail.