National Service Training Act 2003 · Updated to 1 Dec 2011 · Part II · Liability for National Service Training
4. Exemption
Feedback & supportThe Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, exempt any person or categories of persons from the operation of this Act.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for national service;
If any person who, on the date of the proclamation under section 3, is exempted under subsection (1) from the liability to undergo national service training ceases to be so exempted, he shall on such cesser be liable to undergo national service training.
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;
If there is doubt or dispute as to whether any person is exempted by virtue of subsection (1) from the liability to undergo national service training, the onus of proving that he is exempted shall lie on the person claiming such exemption.
The Council may, on the application of a person who is exempted under subsection (1), issue a certificate to the effect that such person is so exempted.
Council
“Council” means the National Service Training Council established under section 5;
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