Pingat Perkhidmatan Anggota Beruniform Malaysia (The Uniformed Services Malaysia Medal) Rules 1964

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No. S 142

Pingat Perkhidmatan Anggota Beruniform
Malaysia (The Uniformed Services Malaysia Medal) Rules 1964

The Yang di-Pertuan Negara hereby makes the following Rules: —

1. These Rules may be cited as the Pingat Perkhidmatan Anggota Beruniform Malaysia (The Uniformed Services Malaysia Medal) Rules 1964.

2. A medal to be known as the Pingat Perkhidmatan Beruniform Malaysia (The Uniformed Services Malaysia Medal) (hereinafter in these Rules referred to as “the Medal”) may be awarded to the classes of members of the Police Force and Armed Forces, who were in the service of the State on the 15th day of September, 1963, set out in the Schedule in these Rules.

3. The Medal shall be of the design, particulars of which are set out in paragraph (1) of rule 4 of these Rules, set out in Part II of the said Schedule.

4.—(1) The Medal shall be a circular medal made of bronze and it shall be surmounted by a design depicting the Hibiscus (Bunga Raya) with two leaves, one on each side of the flower. The obverse of the Medal shall have a shield bearing a crescent and five stars. There shall be a palm frond above the shield and the inscription “MAJULAH SINGAPURA” shall be around the said shield. The reverse of the Medal shall depict the Singapore Lion in the centre and shall be encircled by the inscription “16th SEPTEMBER 1963”. The said depiction and inscription shall be within a design of two chains of Hibiscus buds and a bud at the top in between the two said chains.

(2) The Medal shall be affixed to the left side of the outer garment from a ribbon one-and-a-half inches in width. The said ribbon shall be divided vertically into two equal parts of red and white as is set out in the said Schedule.

5. A register of the names of the persons to whom the medal is awarded shall be kept in the office of the Prime Minister.

Forfeiture and restoration of Medal

6.—(1) The President may, if he thinks fit, forfeit the Medal awarded to any person and thereupon the name of such person shall be deleted from the register.

(2) The President may, in his discretion, restore the Medal to any person whose name has been deleted from the register.

[S 377/1999 wef 01/09/1999]

Made this 7th day of September, 1964.

By Command,

WONG CHOOI SEN,

Secretary to the Cabinet.

[No. PM. 65/64; No. MHA. 567/63; No. SAB. 047/59]

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