PERBADANAN TABUNG AMANAH ISLAM BRUNEI
S 28/1991 1999 Edition, Chapter 163
Amended by
S 15/2003
S 29/2004 2021 Edition, Chapter 163
Amended by
S 18/2022
REVISED EDITION 2024
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REVISED EDITION 2024
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Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei Act is Brunei Act, cited as Act 163 1991, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1991.
Chapter
S 28/1991 1999 Edition, Chapter 163
Amended by
S 15/2003
S 29/2004 2021 Edition, Chapter 163
Amended by
S 18/2022
REVISED EDITION 2024
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REVISED EDITION 2024
Opening note
Part
Citation
This Act may be cited as the Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam
Brunei Act.
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Board” means the Board of Directors of Perbadanan TAIB established by section 5(1);
(Deleted by S 18/2022);
“depositor” means any person who deposits money with
Perbadanan TAIB in the peformance of banking operations in accordance with this Act;
“director” means a director of the Board appointed under section 5(2);
“financial year”
means a period of 12
months ending on 31st day of December;
“Hajj Fund” means the fund established by section 22;
“Managing Director” means the Managing Director appointed under section 13;
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“Perbadanan TAIB” means Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam
Brunei established by section 3;
“Reserve Fund” means the monies as defined in section 25.
Part
OF PERBADANAN TAIB [S 18/2022]
Establishment of Perbadanan TAIB [S 18/2022]
There is hereby established a body corporate called the
“Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei” (Perbadanan TAIB)
which shall have perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in that name.
Subject to and for the purposes of this Act, the
Perbadanan TAIB may enter into contracts and may acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description and may convey, assign, surrender, yield up, charge, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or deal with, any movable or immovable property or any interest therein vested in the Perbadanan TAIB upon such terms as it deems fit.
The Perbadanan TAIB shall have a common seal and such seal may, from time to time, be broken, changed, altered and made anew as it deems fit, and, until a seal is provided under this section, a stamp bearing the inscription “Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei” may be used as the common seal.
All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Perbadanan TAIB shall be —
sealed with the common seal of the Perbadanan TAIB by the authority of the Perbadanan TAIB in the presence of the
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Managing Director and of some other person duly authorised in writing by the Perbadanan TAIB to act in that behalf; and
signed by the Managing Director and by such duly authorised person, and such signing shall, until the contrary is proved, be sufficient evidence that the common seal of the Perbadanan TAIB has been duly and properly affixed and that the seal is the lawful common seal of the Perbadanan TAIB.
The Perbadanan TAIB may, by resolution or otherwise, appoint an officer of the Perbadanan TAIB or any other agent, either generally or in a particular case, to execute or sign on behalf of the Perbadanan TAIB any agreement or other instrument not under seal in relation to any matter coming within the powers of the Perbadanan TAIB.
The common seal or the stamp under subsection (2) shall be kept in the custody of the Managing Director.
Principal objects
The principal objects of the Perbadanan TAIB shall be —
perform all banking, financing, commercial and investment operations and to establish and participate in industrial and economic development projects either inside or outside Brunei Darussalam in accordance with this Act;
to carry out such other objects as the Minister responsible for finance with the consent of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan may, by order published in the Gazette, specify.
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Board of Directors
There shall be a Board of Directors of the Perbadanan TAIB which shall be responsible for the policy and general administration of the affairs and business of the Perbadanan TAIB.
The Board shall consist of —
such number of other directors, who shall be appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for finance.
The Board shall be appointed from among subjects of
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan who are Muslims.
If the Chairman is unable to exercise his functions under this Act owing to illness, absence from Brunei Darussalam or for any other cause whatsoever, his functions shall be exercised by the Deputy Chairman.
The directors so appointed shall hold office for a term not exceeding 3 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
The provisions of subsection (5) do not apply to a director who is appointed as the Managing Director under section 13.
The Board may invite any person as it thinks fit to attend a meeting of the Board for the purpose of giving advice to the Board on any matter.
Powers of Minister in relation to Perbadanan TAIB [S 18/2022]
The Minister responsible for finance may give to the
Perbadanan TAIB such directions of a general character not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as relates the exercise and performance of its functions except for matters relating to Syariah compliance and the
Perbadanan TAIB shall give effect to all such directions.
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The Perbadanan TAIB shall furnish the Minister responsible for finance with such returns, accounts and other information with respect to the property and activities of the Perbadanan TAIB as he may, from time to time, require.
The Minister responsible for religious affairs shall be the advisor to the Perbadanan TAIB for activities carried out in the exercise and performance of the Perbadanan TAIB’s functions relating to Syariah compliance.
Protection from personal liability [S 18/2022]
No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie personally against any member, officer or employee of the Perbadanan TAIB or other person acting under the direction of the Perbadanan TAIB for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in the execution or purported execution of this Act or any other written law.
Where the Perbadanan TAIB provides a service to the public whereby information is supplied to the public, neither the Perbadanan TAIB nor any of its officers and other employees involved in the supply of such information shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any member of the public by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature appearing therein or however caused if made in good faith and in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of such officers and employees.
Public servants [S 18/2022]
The directors, Managing Director, the Syariah Advisory Committee and all employees of the Perbadanan TAIB are deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code (Chapter 22).
Allowances [S 18/2022]
There may be paid to each director and the Syariah Advisory
Committee out of the Perbadanan TAIB such allowances, including travelling and subsistence allowances, as the Perbadanan TAIB may determine subject to such limits and conditions as the Minister responsible for finance may direct.
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Disqualification of directors etc. [S 18/2022]
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may terminate the appointment of any director or the Managing Director at any time without furnishing any reason for such termination.
Any director or the Managing Director whose appointment has been terminated under subsection (1) shall not be entitled, unless
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan otherwise decides, to any damages or other compensation and there shall be no claim, appeal or judicial review in any court against such termination.
Vacancies in office of director 10.
If any director dies or resigns or otherwise vacates his office before the expiry of the term for which he has been appointed, another person may be appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for finance for the unexpired period of the term of office of the director in whose place he is appointed.
Meeting and decision of Board 11.
The Chairman of the Board shall summon meetings as often as may be required but not less frequently than once in 3 months.
At every meeting of the Board, a quorum shall consist of three directors, and decisions shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the directors present and voting, except that in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
Disclosure by director of interest of transaction with Perbadanan TAIB and disqualification of director from voting [S 18/2022]
Any director who has or acquires, directly or indirectly by himself, his partner or agent —
in any contract made with the Perbadanan TAIB;
in any work done for the Perbadanan TAIB; or
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in any company or firm or in respect of any undertaking with which the Perbadanan TAIB proposes to enter into a contract; or
any beneficial interest in land proposed to be acquired, purchased, leased or otherwise dealt with by the Perbadanan TAIB, which he knows to be affected or likely to be affected by any project, scheme or enterprise approved or proposed to be approved by the
Perbadanan TAIB, shall declare the nature and extent of his share or interest to the
Perbadanan TAIB.
The declaration required to be made by a director under subsection (1) shall be made at a meeting of the Board at which any question relating to such contract, acquisition, purchase, lease, dealing, project or scheme is first taken into consideration, or if the director has not at the date of that meeting any such share or interest, at the next such meeting held after he acquired such share or interest, and in a case where a director acquires any such share or interest in any contract with the Perbadanan TAIB after it has been made, the declaration shall be made at the first meeting held after that director acquires such share or interest.
For the purposes of this section, a general notice given to the other directors by a director to the effect that he is a member of any specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract which may, after the date of the notice, be made with or by that company or firm, is deemed to be a sufficient declaration of interest in relation to any contract or application so made:
Provided that such notice shall be of no effect unless either it is given at a meeting of the Board or the director concerned takes reasonable steps to secure that it is brought up and read at the next meeting of the Board after it is given.
Every declaration made in pursuance of this section shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which it was made or read.
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A director shall not vote upon any resolution or question relating to any contract, acquisition, purchase, lease, dealing, project or scheme in which he has any share or interest, whether or not he has declared the same, nor shall he take part in any deliberation (except by the invitation of the
Board) or decision relating thereto or to any matter incidental thereto, and if he shall do so his vote shall not be counted, nor shall he be counted in the quorum present at the meeting for the purpose of such resolution or question.
Appointment of Managing Director 13.
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for finance, appoint one of the directors appointed under section 5 to be the Managing Director.
The Managing Director shall be engaged on such terms and conditions of service as His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may decide.
The Managing Director shall be entrusted with the day-to-day administration of the Perbadanan TAIB, preparation of programmes, schemes or projects for the consideration of the Board and the implementation of decision of the Board.
In the event of the absence or inability to act of the
Managing Director, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Perbadanan TAIB may, with the consent of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan, appoint any director appointed under section 5(2) to discharge the duties of the Managing Director during the period of his absence or inability:
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Provided that, if the absence or inability is for a period of less than 30 days, the power to make any such appointment shall be vested in the Chairman who shall notify His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of the appointment.
Syariah Advisory Committee [S 18/2022]
The Minister responsible for religious affairs, with the consent of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, may appoint a
Syariah Advisory Committee.
The Syariah Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members —
Members of the Syariah Advisory Committee other than the
Managing Director shall be selected from amongst Islamic scholars and jurists who are Muslims.
The
Syariah
Advisory
Committee shall advise the
Perbadanan TAIB as concerns the conformity of its investments, dealings and actions with the principles and rulings of Islamic Syariah.
The Syariah Advisory Committee shall have such other powers as may be delegated to it by the Board.
The Syariah Advisory Committee may invite any person as it thinks fit to attend a meeting of the Committee for the purpose of giving advice to the Committee on any matter.
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Preservation of secrecy 15.
Except for the purpose of the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions or when lawfully required to do by any court or under the provisions of any written law, no director, officer or employee of the Perbadanan TAIB shall disclose to any person any information relating to the affairs of the Perbadanan TAIB or any person which he has acquired in the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions.
Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1)
is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and imprisonment for 3 years.
Remuneration not to be related to profits 16.
No salary, fee, wage or other remuneration shall be computed by reference to the results of any money management services undertaken by or on behalf of the Perbadanan TAIB pursuant to this Act.
Part
EMPLOYEES AND ASSETS ETC.
List of posts and appointment of employees 17.
Upon the coming into operation of this Act, such movable property, assets, rights, interests and privileges as constitute any part of the assets of the Perbadanan TAIB together with any debt, liability or obligation connected therewith or appertaining thereto is deemed to have been transferred to and vested in the Perbadanan TAIB without the requirement of any further action.
The Minister responsible for finance shall have power to do all acts or things that he considers necessary or expedient to give effect to the provisions of subsection (1).
If the question arises as to whether —
any movable property, asset, rights, interest, privilege, debt, liability and obligation,
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have been transferred to or vested in the Perbadanan TAIB under subsection (1), a certificate executed by the Minister responsible for finance shall be conclusive evidence of such transfer or vesting.
The Perbadanan TAIB may approve a list of posts (excluding the directors) which it thinks necessary for the purposes of this Act and may add to or amend this list.
Subject to the provisions of this section —
appointments and promotions to all posts shall be made by the Perbadanan TAIB; and
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the termination of appointment, dismissal and disciplinary control of the employees of the Perbadanan TAIB shall be vested in the Perbadanan TAIB.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the
Perbadanan TAIB may appoint persons temporarily for a period not exceeding one year to posts in the list of posts for the time being in force.
The Perbadanan TAIB may, with the approval of the Minister responsible for finance, make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or of any other written law for the appointment, promotion, disciplinary control and terms and conditions of service of all persons employed by the Perbadanan TAIB.
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (4), the
Perbadanan TAIB shall prescribe the rates of remuneration payable to persons employed by the Perbadanan TAIB and no person so employed shall be paid otherwise than in accordance with such rates.
Transfer of assets and liabilities to Perbadanan TAIB [S 18/2022]
Part
Powers, duties and functions of Perbadanan TAIB [S 18/2022]
The Perbadanan TAIB may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, exercise and discharge the following powers, duties and functions —
open and operate securities and cash clearing accounts and place deposits on such terms as it may decide;
purchase, acquire by exchange or other means, hold, sell or otherwise dispose of various types of investment assets as shall be specifically authorised by this Act or by the Minister responsible for finance on the recommendations of the Board;
accept money on deposits from customers, lend or borrow money, establish credits and give guarantees in any currency inside and outside Brunei Darussalam on such terms and conditions as it may deem fit;
purchase, acquire or develop inside or outside
Brunei Darussalam facilities for accounting for and reporting on the assets and liabilities of the Perbadanan TAIB and any other assets or liabilities vested in the Perbadanan TAIB;
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enter into contracts with third parties inside or outside
Brunei Darussalam for the purposes set forth in section 21;
undertake the issue and management of loans publicly issued by the Government or by any public authority;
pay the expenses of the Perbadanan TAIB, including specifically any payment contemplated by sections 5(7), 8, 13(3),
14(6) and 21(b) out of the assets of the Perbadanan TAIB; and
do generally all such things as may be commonly done by investment managers and are not inconsistent with the exercise of its powers or the discharge of its duties under this Act.
After the coming into operation of this Act, there shall be vested in the Perbadanan TAIB such other functions, duties and powers as
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, from time to time by notification published in the Gazette, specify.
The
Perbadanan
TAIB shall be exempted from the requirements for licensing under the Banking Order, 2006 (S 45/2006),
Moneylenders
Act
(Chapter 62)
and the
Finance
Companies
Act (Chapter 89).
Investment of funds 20.
Investments which the Perbadanan TAIB may hold, as provided in section 19(1)(b) shall include —
notes, coin, bank balances and money at call in such country or countries as may be approved by the Board;
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securities of or guaranteed by such government or governments or international financial institutions as may be approved by the Board;
such other classes of investment assets as may be authorised by the Board from time to time and set forth in a written investment guideline to the Perbadanan TAIB; and
such other specific investments not otherwise authorised hereunder as may be authorised by the Minister for finance on the recommendation of the Board.
Representatives 21.
In the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions under this Act, the Perbadanan TAIB may —
establish offices and representatives at such places outside
Brunei Darussalam as it thinks fit;
arrange or contract with and authorise a person or persons, which may be individuals or corporate entities, to act as agent or representative of the Perbadanan TAIB inside or outside
Brunei Darussalam, including the performance of investment management, legal, auditing and measurement of investment performance activities on behalf of the Perbadanan TAIB, and in conjunction with the performance of such activities, such agents or representatives may be paid fees for services rendered and may be reimbursed by the Perbadanan TAIB for out-of-pocket expenses.
Establishment of funds [S 18/2022]
There shall be established a fund or funds into which shall be paid all the monies from the investment authorised to be made by this Act.
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Part
Hajj Fund [S 18/2022]
There shall be established a fund called “Hajj Fund” vested in the Perbadanan TAIB for the purposes of enabling persons to save, invest and to perform the pilgrimage to Makkah Al-Mukarramah into which the
Hajj Fund shall be paid —
such sums as may, from time to time, be contributed or loaned to the Perbadanan TAIB by the Government;
monies earned from the investment or by the operation of any project, agency scheme or enterprise financed from the
Hajj Fund.
Deposits shall be repayable from the Hajj Fund with such bonus thereon as is provided by this Act, and such other outgoings, subject to section 23, as are directed by this Act to be paid out of the Hajj Fund.
Expenditure of Perbadanan TAIB in relation to Hajj Fund [S 18/2022]
The Hajj Fund may be applied for the purposes of carrying out the functions of the Perbadanan TAIB:
Provided that expenditure of the Perbadanan TAIB shall not be made against the deposits of the subscribers of the Hajj Fund.
Investment of Hajj Fund [S 18/2022]
The assets of the Hajj Fund shall, in so far as they are not required to be expended by the Perbadanan TAIB under this Act, be invested in such manner as the Perbadanan TAIB may think fit.
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Before exercising its powers of investment under subsection (1), the Perbadanan TAIB shall consider any report or recommendation made to the Perbadanan TAIB by the Syariah Advisory Committee referred to in section 14.
Reserve Fund [S 18/2022]
There shall be paid into the Reserve Fund by the
Perbadanan TAIB —
the assets of the Reserve Fund;
the deposits from customers in the performance of banking operations in accordance with this Act; and
Declaration of bonus, dividend or profit [S 18/2022]
Subject to the provisions of this section, the Perbadanan TAIB may declare a rate of bonus, dividend or profit for any financial year of the
Perbadanan TAIB or the Hajj Fund; and if a declaration is made, the amount standing to the credit of each depositor and Hajj Fund subscriber at the end of that year shall be increased accordingly.
No bonus, dividend or profit shall be declared unless the
Perbadanan TAIB has established a Reserve Fund, and no bonus, dividend or profit shall be declared in any year unless at the end of that year —
the assets of the Perbadanan TAIB were not less than the aggregate liabilities of the Perbadanan TAIB;
there is a surplus net income or profit of the Hajj Fund; or
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the assets of the Reserve Fund were not less than such percentage of the amounts actually standing to the credit of depositors and Hajj Fund subscribers as at the end of that year including the bonus, dividend or profit as the Perbadanan TAIB may approve.
Any payment required to be made by the Perbadanan TAIB or those payment to be made out of the Hajj Fund shall, in so far as the monies in the Perbadanan TAIB or in the Hajj Fund are insufficient for that purpose, be made out of the Reserve Fund.
Subsections (1) to (3) apply to the assets of the Reserve Fund as they apply to the assets of the Perbadanan TAIB or the Hajj Fund, and all net income or profit from investment of the assets of the Reserve Fund, deposits from customers and deposits from the subscribers of the Hajj Fund shall be paid into the Perbadanan TAIB, depositors account and the account of the subscribers of the Hajj Fund repectively.
The Perbadanan TAIB may transfer assets from the
Reserve Fund to the Perbadanan TAIB or the Hajj Fund or from the
Perbadanan TAIB or the Hajj Fund to the Reserve Fund.
Withdrawals [S 18/2022]
Subject to the provisions of this section, any amount standing to the credit of a subscriber of the Hajj Fund may be withdrawn —
for defraying all or part of the costs of the subscriber of the
Hajj Fund’s pilgrimage;
on the subscriber of the Hajj Fund satisfying the
Perbadanan TAIB that by reason of age, sickness or in the other circumstances he is unlikely to be able to make his pilgrimage during his lifetime;
on the subscriber of the Hajj Fund satisfying the
Perbadanan TAIB that he is about to leave Brunei Darussalam and has no intention of returning thereto; and
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in any other case where the Perbadanan TAIB, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, allow the withdrawals, but not otherwise.
On a withdrawal under subsection (1)(a), the Perbadanan TAIB may, in lieu of making payment in cash, provide the subscriber of the
Hajj Fund with tickets, travel voucher or other documents necessary for the pilgrimage.
Guarantee by Government 28.
The Government shall be responsible for the payment of all monies due by the Perbadanan TAIB but nothing in this section authorises a creditor or other person claiming against the Perbadanan TAIB to sue the
Government in respect of his claim.
Any payment out of the Consolidated Fund shall, as soon as practicable, be repaid by the Perbadanan TAIB to the Consolidated Fund and until repaid shall be a debt to the Government and a first charge on the assets of the Perbadanan TAIB and the Reserve Fund.
Annual estimates 29.
The Managing Director shall not later than one month before the commencement of each financial year, lay before the Board an estimate of expenditure of the Perbadanan TAIB (including capital expenditure) for the ensuing year in such detail and form as the Board may determine.
A copy of such estimates shall be sent to each member of the
Board not less than 14 days prior to the meeting before which the estimates is to be laid.
Accounts and audit 30.
The Perbadanan TAIB shall keep proper accounts and other records in respect of its operation and shall prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year.
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The accounts of the Perbadanan TAIB shall be audited annually by —
any person who has been authorised to perform the duties required by the Companies Act (Chapter 39) to be performed by an auditor, who shall be appointed annually by the Perbadanan TAIB with the approval of the Minister responsible for finance:
Provided that where the accounts of the Perbadanan TAIB have been audited by a person appointed under paragraph (b), they may be verified by the Auditor General before a copy of the statement of those accounts is transmitted pursuant to subsection (3) to the Minister responsible for finance.
After the end of each financial year, as soon as the accounts of the Perbadanan TAIB have been audited, the Perbadanan TAIB shall cause a copy of the statement of accounts to be transmitted to the Minister responsible for finance together with a copy of any observation made by the
Auditor General or other auditor appointed under subsection (2) on any statement or on any account of the Perbadanan TAIB.
The Minister responsible for finance shall cause a copy of every such statements and observations to be transmitted to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
Annual report 31.
The Perbadanan TAIB shall, within 6 months from the close of its financial year, cause to be made and transmitted to the
Minister responsible for finance a report dealing with the activities of the
Perbadanan TAIB during the preceding financial year and containing such information relating to the proceedings and policy of the Perbadanan TAIB as the Minister responsible for finance may from time to time direct.
The Minister responsible for finance shall cause a copy of every such report to be transmitted to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
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Part
Power to appoint attorney 32.
The Perbadanan TAIB may, by instrument under its common seal, appoint a person (whether in Brunei Darussalam or in a place outside
Brunei Darussalam) to be its attorney, and the person so appointed may, subject to the instrument, do any act or execute any power or function which he is authorised by the instrument to do or execute.
Fiat of Attorney General 33.
No prosecution in respect of any offence under this Act shall be instituted without the consent in writing of the Attorney General.
Jurisdiction 34.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, a Court of a Magistrate has jurisdiction to try all offences under this Act and to impose the full penalty prescribed therefor.
Power to make regulations 35.
The Minister responsible for finance may, with the consent of
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make regulations for the better carrying out of the objects and purposes of this Act.
Preliminary acts and expenses 36.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1, the Minister responsible for religious affairs may, at any time before the date of the coming into operation of this Act, do all such acts and incur all such expenses as he may consider necessary in connection with the establishment of the
Perbadanan TAIB; and upon that date all such acts and expenses are deemed to have been done and incurred by the Board.
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