Employee Trust Act Formerly Known as Tabung Amanah Pekerja Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Withdrawal of Contributions
22. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other written law —
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no amount payable by the employer as his contribution; and
employer
“employer” means the person with whom an employee has entered into a contract of service or apprenticeship, and includes — (a) any person, company, association or body of persons, whether or not statutory or incorporated by whom an employee is employed; (b) the owners of any vessel on which an employee is employed; (c) any manager, agent or person responsible for the payment of wages to an employee on behalf of an employer; (d) any foreign mission in Brunei Darussalam; (e) the Government in respect of such categories, classes or descriptions of officers or employees of such Government as may from time to time be declared by the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by notification published in the Gazette, to be employees for the purposes of this Act: Provided that no such officer or employee employed by or on behalf of the Government shall be personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done by him as an officer or employee of such Government in good faith;
no amount standing to the credit of a member of the Trust,
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;
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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
shall be assignable, transferable, attached, sequestered or levied on for, or in respect of, any debt or claim and shall not be subjected to any set-off of any nature for any debt owing by the member and if the member is adjudicated a bankrupt by a court, it shall not pass to the Official Assignee on the bankruptcy of the member and is deemed not to form part of the property of the member.
Terms defined in s 2
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
employer
Defined · s 2“employer” means the person with whom an employee has entered into a contract of service or apprenticeship, and includes — (a) any person, company, association or body of persons, whether or not statutory or incorporated by whom an employee is employed; (b) the owners of any vessel on which an employee is employed; (c) any manager, agent or person responsible for the payment of wages to an employee on behalf of an employer; (d) any foreign mission in Brunei Darussalam; (e) the Government in respect of such categories, classes or descriptions of officers or employees of such Government as may from time to time be declared by the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by notification published in the Gazette, to be employees for the purposes of this Act: Provided that no such officer or employee employed by or on behalf of the Government shall be personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done by him as an officer or employee of such Government in good faith;
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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