ENACTMENT NO 4 OF 1955 ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1955 (1374H)
Section 160. Provident Fund.
(1) The Commissioner shall have power to institute and administer a provident fund for the benefit of any or all of the employees of the Department or the Majlis.
(2) The Corporation shall be the sole trustee of any such provident fund, and shall hold all monies, investments and assets appertaining thereto as a segregated fund.
(3) The Commissioner may appoint a Managing Committee to administer any such provident fund and such Managing Committee may include persons who are beneficiaries of the Fund, persons who are not members of the Department nor of the Majlis.
(4) The Corporation with the approval of His Highness the Sultan may invest any monies or assets of any such provident fund in any of the investments by this Enactment authorized for the investment of monies and assets constituting the Endowment Fund of the Department, and shall have the like powers in respect of charge of investment, employment of bankers and similar matters as relate to the Endowment Fund of the Department.
(5) The Department may contribute to any such provident fund out of monies and assets constituting the Endowment Fund of the Department.
(6) The Commissioner may, with the approval in writing of His Highness the Sultan, make rules to regulate-
(a) the institution, organization, administration and management of the provident fund,
(b) the proceedings of the Managing Committee,
(c) the proceedings of meetings of contributors to the provident fund,
(d) the eligibility of contributors to the provident fund,
(e) the amount of contributions and the terms upon which they will be received, and paid out,
(f) the absorption of other provident funds or similar institutions,
(g) the alteration or amendment of the rules governing the provident fund, and
(h) the winding-up of the provident fund.
(7) The Commissioner with the approval of His Highness the Sultan may discontinue and wind up any such provident fund.
(8) The expenses of managing and administering the provident fund shall be borne by the fund.