| Armed Forces Act 1972 | |
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| Parliament of Malaysia | |
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| Citation | Act 77 |
| Territorial extent | Throughout Malaysia |
| Enacted by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Enacted by | Dewan Negara |
| Royal assent | 28 April 1972 |
| Effective | [1 June 1976, P.U. (B) 271/1976] |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Dewan Rakyat | |
| Bill title | Armed Forces Bill 1971 |
| Introduced by | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail, Deputy Minister of Defence |
| First reading | 8 December 1971 |
| Second reading | 10 February 1972 |
| Third reading | 10 February 1972 |
| Second chamber: Dewan Negara | |
| Bill title | Armed Forces Bill 1972 |
| Member(s) in charge | Minister of Defence (Malaysia) |
| First reading | [ ] |
| Second reading | [ ] |
| Third reading | [ ] |
| Repeals | |
| Malay Regiment Enactment [F.M.S. Cap. 42] Federation Regiment Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 27 of 1952] Military Forces Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 47 of 1952] Navy Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 27 of 1958] Air Force Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 20 of 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] | |
| 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] | |
| 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.
