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Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · s 179

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s 179Personnel engaged under agreement

(1)

Notwithstanding anything contained in any of the foregoing provisions of this Act, the Government may with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan engage any person not being an eligible person to serve under a written agreement as a member of the Armed Forces or the Reserve Regiment in such rank and for such period or periods and generally subject to such terms and conditions or service as may be prescribed under or by virtue of regulations made by His Majesty in Council.

(2)

Any person engaged by virtue of subsection (1) to serve as —

(a)

an officer, shall be commissioned by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan pursuant to section 8;

(b)

a warrant officer, is deemed to have been duly enlisted under Part 3 and shall be appointed and issued with a warrant of appointment by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan pursuant to section 11;

(c)

a member of the Armed Forces or the Reserve Regiment, other than an officer or warrant officer, is deemed to have been duly enlisted under Part 3, as if such person were at all material times an eligible person.

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(3)

Regulations made under subsection (1) may include provision for adaptation and modifications of any provision of this Act (other than this section or section 202(d)) or of any other written law appearing to His

Majesty in Council to be requisite in consequence of subsections (1) and (2)

or of things done thereunder.

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