Section 15

Where at the time at which, apart from this section, a soldier of the Armed Forces would be entitled to be discharged or would fall to be transferred to the Reserve Regiment, men of the Reserve Regiment are called out for full-time service, pursuant to section 25, or he is serving outside

Brunei Darussalam, he may be retained in full-time service in the Armed

Forces for such period as is in the following provisions of this section and his service may be prolonged accordingly.

No person shall be retained in full-time service in the Armed

Forces by virtue of this section later than the expiration of 12 months after the date on which, apart from this section, he would be entitled to be discharged.

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Subject to subsection (2), a person who apart from this section would be entitled to be discharged may be retained in full-time service in the

Armed Forces for such period as His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan* may order.

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a person who apart from this section would be liable to be transferred to the Reserve Regiment may be retained in full-time service in the Armed Forces for such period, ending not later than 12 months after the date on which, apart from this section, he would fall to be transferred to the Reserve Regiment, as the competent authority may order for any period or further period during which men of the

Reserve Regiment continue to be called out for full-time service.

If while a soldier is being retained in full-time service in the

Armed Forces under this section, it appears to the competent authority that his services can be dispensed with, he shall be entitled to be discharged or transferred to the Reserve Regiment as the case may require.

Where, at the time at which under the provisions of subsection

a soldier is entitled to be discharged or transferred to the Reserve

Regiment, a state of war exists between Brunei Darussalam and any foreign power, he may, by declaration made in the prescribed form before his commanding officer, agree to continue in full-time service in the Armed

Forces while such a state of war exists; and if the competent authority approves, he may continue accordingly as if the period for which his term of service could be prolonged under the provisions of subsections (2) and (4)

were a period continuing so long as a state of war exists:

Provided that if it be so specified in the declaration, he shall be entitled to be discharged or transferred to the Reserve Regiment, as the case may require, at the expiration of 3 months’ notice given by him to his commanding officer.

In relation to soldiers serving abroad, references in this section to being entitled to be transferred to the Reserve Regiment shall be construed as references to being entitled to being sent to Brunei Darussalam with all convenient speed for the purpose of being transferred to the Reserve

Regiment.

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

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Discharge and transfer to Reserve Regiment