Armed Forces Act 1972

Armed Forces Act 1972
Parliament of Malaysia
Long title An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the establishment, government and discipline of the armed forces of Malaysia.
Citation	Act 77
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Royal assent	28 April 1972
Commenced	4 May 1972
Effective	[1 June 1976, P.U. (B) 271/1976]
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title	Armed Forces Bill 1972
Introduced by	Minister of Defence (Malaysia)
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Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title	Armed Forces Bill 1972
Member(s) in charge	Minister of Defence (Malaysia)
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Amended by
Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 1978 [Act A440] Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 1984 [Act A583] Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 1996 [Act A974] Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 2005 [Act A1243] Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 2015 [Act A1492]
Related legislation
Malay Regiment Enactment Federation Regiment Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 27 of 1952] Military Forces Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 47 of 1952] Navy Ordinance 1958 Air Force Ordinance 1958 Territorial Army Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 52 of 1958] Naval Volunteer Reserve Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 55 of 1958] Air Force Volunteer Reserve Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 58 of 1958]
Keywords
Malaysian Armed Forces
Status: In force

The Armed Forces Act 1972 [Act 77) (Malay: Akta Angkatan Tentera 1972 [Akta 77]), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to amend and consolidate the law relating to the establishment, government and discipline of the armed forces of Malaysia.