Malaysia legislation
Section 17
Section 17
(a)
may attach temporarily to a Malaysian force any member of the forces of any country to which this section applies who is placed at the disposal of the Government of Malaysia for the purpose by the service authorities of that country;
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(b)
subject to anything to the contrary in the conditions applicable to his service, may place any member of a
Malaysian force at the disposal of the Service authorities of any country to which this section applies for the purpose of being attached temporarily by those authorities to a force of that country:
Provided nevertheless that the power conferred by paragraph (b)
of this subsection shall not be exercisable in relation to any person without his consent.
(2)
While a member of any force of a country to which this section applies is by virtue of this section attached temporarily to a Malaysian force he shall be treated and shall have the like powers of command and punishment over members of the Malaysian force to which he is attached and shall be subject in all respects to the law relating to discipline and administration of that force as if he were a member of the force of relative rank:
Provided that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may by order direct in relation to members of a force of any such country specified in the order, that such law shall apply with such exceptions and subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be so specified.
(3)
When a Malaysian force and a force of a country to which this section applies (in this subsection referred to as “the other force”) are serving together whether alone or not—
(a)
any member of the other force shall be treated and shall have over members of the Malaysian force the like powers of command as if he were a member of the Malaysian force of relative rank; and
(b)
if the forces are acting in combination, any officer of the other force appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or in accordance with regulations made by or by authority of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, to command the combined force, or any part thereof, shall be treated and shall have over members of the Malaysian force the like powers of command and punishment and may be invested with the like authority to convene, and confirm the findings and sentences of, courts martial as if he were an officer of the Malaysian force of relative rank and holding the same command.
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(4)
For the purpose of this section, forces shall be deemed to be serving together or acting in combination if and only if they are declared to be so serving or so acting by order of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the relative rank of members of the Malaysian forces and of other forces shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.