Malaysia legislation
Section 92
Section 92
Power to make regulations
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), such regulations may prescribe—
(a)
all matters relating to the Committee or committees which includes the procedure to be followed by such Committee or committees;
(b)
all matters relating to other expenses and expenditure as may be permitted to be expended from the Fund;
(c)
the amount of the Fund authorized to be expended for the purposes of expenditure on the administration of the
Scheme;
(d)
the costs and fees payable in relation to any proceedings before the Tribunal;
(e)
the manner and procedure of any proceedings before the
Tribunal;
(f)
the establishment of hospitals, dispensaries and other institutions, and the allotment of insured housewives to any such hospital, dispensary, clinic or other institutions;
(g)
all matters relating to the determination of insurability of an insured housewife and the payment of contribution;
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(h)
all matters relating or incidental to the payment and collection of contributions which includes as follows:
(i)
the manner and time of payment of contributions; and
(ii)
the amount of payment of contributions;
(i)
all matters relating to contributions and benefits purposes which includes as follows:
(i)
matters in respect of registration and the manner of registration;
(ii)
the calculation and determination of eligibility of contribution and coverage period for an insured housewife;
(iii)
the contribution including the rate of contribution paid in advance and payment of contribution paid in advance by a husband or an insured housewife;
(iv)
the rate of benefits and certification of disability, invalidity and eligibility for any benefit or facility under this Act;
(v)
the manner for assessing any cash benefit under this
Act including the method of calculating cash benefit;
(vi)
the manner for assessing of the value of any benefit or facility which is not cash benefit and its reimbursement;
(vii)
the method of calculating the amount of cash benefit or travelling and other allowances payable, and the circumstances in which and the extent to which commutation of disability and invalidity benefits may be allowed and the method of calculating the commutation value;
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(viii)
the conditions to be observed by an insured housewife while in receipt of any benefit under this Act including the requirement of medical examination of such person;
(ix)
the manner for adjusting the permanent disablement benefit payable in respect of one or multiple domestic injury or the conditions for the receipt of the benefit in any case where the permanent disablement benefit has been commuted into a lump sum;
(x)
the manner or determination of entitlement for benefit which the insured housewife is entitled under the
Employees’
Social
Security
Act 1969,
Self-Employment Social Security Act 2017 [Act 789] and this Act;
(xi)
the manner of the appointment of, payment of allowance of and procedure for determination by, medical assessor;
(xii)
the manner of the appointment and duty of a medical officer;
(j)
all matters relating to any new programme, scheme, fee, measure or financial assistance if the Minister considers necessary to maintain well-being and welfare of an insured housewife and her dependant;
(k)
any other matters to be prescribed under this Act.
(3)
Any regulations made under this Act may prescribe for any act or omission in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may prescribe for penalties of a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both for such offence.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Minister may apply any regulations made under the Employees’ Social Security
Act 1969, Self-Employment Social Security Act 2017 and any other
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Act administered by the Organization for the purposes of this Act subject to such conditions and amendments which are not inconsistent with this Act.
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