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8.
Commissioning and appointing of officers
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, eligible persons shall be commissioned by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan as officers in the Armed Forces and in the Reserve Regiment.
(2) Every commission shall be in such form as His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may approve with such modifications as circumstances may require and may, if His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan deems it expedient, be granted for such a period as may be specified therein.
(3) A commission granted in accordance with subsection (2) for a specified period may be extended by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan for such further period or periods as His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan may deem expedient.
* Transferred from His Majesty in Council to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan — [S 16/1986]

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(4) His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, without assigning any reason therefor, determine that the services of an officer is no longer required and cancel any such commission.
(5) An officer may be appointed to serve full-time with the Armed
Forces or to serve either full-time or part-time with the Reserve Regiment.
(6) An officer may be posted to the Reserve of Officers or may be placed on a list to be known as the Retired List, in accordance with regulations made under this Act.
(7) His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may grant an honorary commission to such person and in such rank as His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may think fit.
(8) Officers may be promoted or advanced in rank by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan at his discretion.

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s 8Commissioning and appointing of officers

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this section, eligible persons shall be commissioned by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan as officers in the Armed Forces and in the Reserve Regiment.

(2)

Every commission shall be in such form as His Majesty the

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may approve with such modifications as circumstances may require and may, if His Majesty the Sultan and Yang

Di-Pertuan deems it expedient, be granted for such a period as may be specified therein.

(3)

A commission granted in accordance with subsection (2) for a specified period may be extended by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang

Di-Pertuan for such further period or periods as His Majesty the Sultan and

Yang Di-Pertuan may deem expedient.

* Transferred from His Majesty in Council to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan — [S 16/1986]

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(4)

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, without assigning any reason therefor, determine that the services of an officer is no longer required and cancel any such commission.

(5)

An officer may be appointed to serve full-time with the Armed

Forces or to serve either full-time or part-time with the Reserve Regiment.

(6)

An officer may be posted to the Reserve of Officers or may be placed on a list to be known as the Retired List, in accordance with regulations made under this Act.

(7)

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may grant an honorary commission to such person and in such rank as His Majesty the

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may think fit.

(8)

Officers may be promoted or advanced in rank by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan at his discretion.