Malaysia legislation
Section 27
Section 27
(a)
in relation to contributions made by the members of the
Fund who have not elected for their accounts to be managed according to Shariah under section 43A or who have made the elections under section 43A but the elections have not come into effect, at any rate according to the actual performance of the investment made by the
Board in relation to the accounts which shall not be less than two and one half per centum per annum; and
(b)
in relation to contributions made by the members of the Fund whose elections under section 43A have come into effect, at any rate according to the actual performance of the investment made by the Board in relation to the accounts.
(2)
Subject to section 50, the dividend declared under subsection (1) shall be payable on contributions to the Fund according to the accounts of the members of the Fund respectively.
(3)
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(a) and (b), no rate of dividend exceeding two and one half per centum per annum shall be so declared—
(a)
unless the Board is satisfied that the ability of the Fund to meet all payments required to be paid under this Act is not endangered by the declaration of such rate; and
NOTE─The Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] has been repealed by the Companies Act 2016
[Act 777] which comes into operation on 31 January 2017–see subsection 620(1) of Act 777.
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(b)
if any sums advanced by the Government of Malaysia under section 28 have not then been repaid.
Provision for advancement from the Federal Consolidated Fund