Employee Trust Act Formerly Known as Tabung Amanah Pekerja Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Offences, Penalties and Proceedings
23. Offences
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who —
for any purposes connected with this Act —
knowingly makes any false statement; or
produces or furnishes or causes or knowingly allows to be produced or furnished any document which he knows to be false in a material particular;
fails to pay to the Trust within such period as may be prescribed any amount which he is liable under this Act to pay in respect of or on behalf of any employee in any month;
obstructs any officer or employee of the Board in the discharge of his functions as such;
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
fails to comply with any regulations or rules made under this
Act; or
fails to pay to the Board within such period as may be prescribed any amount which he is liable to pay under the provisions of this Act, is guilty of an offence.
Board
“Board” means the Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board established under section 3 of the Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board Act;
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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
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