Section 26B
Board to invest in Government Securities
of Employees Provident Fund Act 1991
Subject to any variation which the Minister may make under subsection (2), the Board shall invest or re-invest at least fifty per centum of the moneys belonging to the Fund and invested or reinvested during any one year, in securities issued by the Government of Malaysia, provided that the total amount of moneys so invested in such securities at any one time shall not be less than seventy per centum of the Fund’s total investments.
(2)
The Minister may, upon the application of the Board, vary the percentage specified in subsection (1).
(3)
For the purpose of this section, securities issued by the
Government of Malaysia shall include—
(a)
loans which are fully guaranteed by the Government of
Malaysia;
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(b)
negotiable securities or instruments which are fully guaranteed by the Government of Malaysia including negotiable securities or instruments issued by a corporation fully owned by the Government of Malaysia;
(c)
Bank Negara Malaysia papers;
(d)
negotiable securities or instruments which are fully guaranteed by Bank Negara Malaysia including negotiable securities or instruments issued by a corporation which is fully owned by Bank Negara Malaysia;
(e)
any commercial instrument
(with elements of negotiability) issued by a State Government or a local authority with a maturity period of at least three years from the date of issue; and
(f)
any deposit in advance subscription account in Bank
Negara Malaysia under subparagraph 26(1)(a)(i).