Old Age Pensions and Disability Allowances Act (Formerly Known as Old Age and Disability Pensions Act) · 2022 Revised Edition
16. Powers of Pensions Officers
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
All Pensions Officers are deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code (Chapter 22) and shall for the purposes of
Chapter X of the Penal Code (Chapter 22) be legally competent to require that any person applying for or in receipt of any pension or allowance to be granted or granted in pursuance of this Act, either for himself or any other person shall —
attend in person or by an agent at a certain time and place in obedience to a notice from such Officer;
produce or deliver up to such Officer any document relating to the statutory conditions to be fulfilled by himself or such other person;
be bound to give such notice or furnish such information as such Officer may require in relation to such pension or allowance;
sign any statement made by him in relation to such pension or allowance.
Every Pensions Officer shall be legally competent to require that any person applying for, or in receipt of any pension or allowance to be granted or granted in pursuance of this Act, shall without expense to such person submit to medical examination by a medical practitioner; and if such person fails to submit himself for such examination, no pension or allowance shall be payable to or in respect of such person unless the Controller is satisfied that there was reasonable cause for the failure:
Pensions Officer
“Pensions Officer” includes the Controller, and any Pensions Officer appointed under section 3;
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Provided nevertheless that such person shall be entitled at his own expense to have his own medical practitioner present at the examination.
medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act and includes a Government Medical Officer or Government Medical Practitioner;
For the purposes of this Act, all Pensions Officers shall be authorised to take and receive in Brunei Darussalam the declaration of any person making such declaration in the form in the Schedule to the Statutory
Declarations Act (Chapter 12).
Terms defined in s 2
Controller
Defined · s 2“Controller” means the Controller of Pensions, and includes any Deputy Controller, appointed under section 3;
medical practitioner
Defined · s 2“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act and includes a Government Medical Officer or Government Medical Practitioner;
Pensions Officer
Defined · s 2“Pensions Officer” includes the Controller, and any Pensions Officer appointed under section 3;
statutory conditions
Defined · s 2“statutory conditions” means the conditions under which, by virtue of the provisions of this Act and any regulations made thereunder, any person qualifies for any pension or allowance granted in pursuance of this Act.