Employee Trust Act Formerly Known as Tabung Amanah Pekerja Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Contributions to Trust
Section 11
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
When the Board is satisfied that any amount has been paid in error to the Trust in respect of any person or as service charge under section 10, the Board may, subject to subsection (3), refund the amount so paid in error to the person by whom it was paid:
Board
“Board” means the Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board established under section 3 of the Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board Act;
Provided that if the refund of any amount paid in error is not claimed within 6 months of the date on which it was paid or if the member in respect of whom it was paid has withdrawn it, the amount paid in error shall not be refunded but is deemed to have been properly paid under the provisions of this Act as service charge or for the person in respect of whom it was paid.
member
“member” means a member of the Trust to whose credit any amount is standing in the Trust, or for whom any account in the Trust is maintained for any purposes of this Act;
If any amount is due to the Trust from the person to whom refund of the amount paid in error would otherwise be made, the Board may retain the whole or any part of the amount paid in error and set it off against such amount as is due.
No refund shall be made and no amount shall be set off under subsection (2) except with consent of the Board and the Board may require the Government or any person who claims to have paid any amount to the
Trust in error to furnish information to determine the amount so paid.
Employee Trust
employee
“employee” means any person being a citizen or permanent resident of Brunei Darussalam, who is employed under a contract of service or apprenticeship or other agreement to work for an employer: Provided that the Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by an order signified in the Gazette, declare any person or class of person not to be an employee for the purposes of this Act; Employee Trust 8
Terms defined in s 2
Board
Defined · s 2“Board” means the Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board established under section 3 of the Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board Act;
employee
Defined · s 2“employee” means any person being a citizen or permanent resident of Brunei Darussalam, who is employed under a contract of service or apprenticeship or other agreement to work for an employer: Provided that the Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by an order signified in the Gazette, declare any person or class of person not to be an employee for the purposes of this Act; Employee Trust 8
member
Defined · s 2“member” means a member of the Trust to whose credit any amount is standing in the Trust, or for whom any account in the Trust is maintained for any purposes of this Act;
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