Employee Trust Act Formerly Known as Tabung Amanah Pekerja Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Contributions to Trust
16. Payment of cash grant by Government into Trust
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Board may accept any cash grant made by the Government for the benefit of any person who qualifies for such grant under any scheme approved by the Minister; and the Board shall credit the cash grant into such account of that person as the Minister may direct.
Board
“Board” means the Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board established under section 3 of the Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board Act;
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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
Any cash grant paid into the Trust under subsection (1) shall be disbursed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the cash grant.
cash grant
“cash grant” means a cash grant made by the Government under any approved scheme for the purpose of section 16;
Any cash grant paid into the Trust under subsection (1)
is deemed to be contributions for the purposes of this Act, but such cash grant or dividend thereon shall not be withdrawn under any regulations made under section 38 unless those regulations expressly provide for the withdrawal of such cash grant.
Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Board shall be entitled to recover on behalf of the Government any cash grant paid into the Trust for the benefits of any person, together with any service charge which he is liable to pay the Government under the terms and conditions of the cash grant, from any money standing to the credit of that person in the Trust if that person has —
obtained the cash grant by means of any false or misleading statement or any document that is false or misleading in any particular; or
committed a breach of any of the terms and conditions of the cash grant.
Any money recovered by the Board from any person under subsection (3) shall be refunded forthwith to the Government.
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;
cash grant
Defined · s 2“cash grant” means a cash grant made by the Government under any approved scheme for the purpose of section 16;
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
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