Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 8
179. Personnel engaged under agreement
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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.
eligible person
“eligible person” means a person who was born in Brunei Darussalam and is commonly accepted as belonging to one of the following indigenous groups of the Malay race, namely Belait, Bisayah, Brunei, Dusun, Kedayan, Murut or Tutong; and includes a non-indigenous Malay who professes the Muslim religion, conforms to Malay custom as practised in Brunei Darussalam and is a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by virtue of any written law relating to nationality;
Any person engaged by virtue of subsection (1) to serve as —
an officer, shall be commissioned by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan pursuant to section 8;
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;
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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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.
Redress of complaints
Terms defined in s 2
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
commissioned
Defined · s 2“commissioned” means the conferring of the rank of an officer in the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan;
eligible person
Defined · s 2“eligible person” means a person who was born in Brunei Darussalam and is commonly accepted as belonging to one of the following indigenous groups of the Malay race, namely Belait, Bisayah, Brunei, Dusun, Kedayan, Murut or Tutong; and includes a non-indigenous Malay who professes the Muslim religion, conforms to Malay custom as practised in Brunei Darussalam and is a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan by virtue of any written law relating to nationality;
officer
Defined · s 2“officer” means any person commissioned into the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this Act but does not include any person serving under any loan agreement or contract with the Government;
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means, except in Parts 5 and 7, prescribed by regulations made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan*;
Reserve Regiment
Defined · s 2“Reserve Regiment” means the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Regiment raised and maintained under this Act;
service
Defined · s 2“service”, when used adjectively, means belonging to or connected with the Armed Forces or the Reserve Regiment or any part of either of such forces;