Decision No. (5) of 1986 regarding the Rules and Procedures of Replacement and the Amounts to be Refunded in Return for Suspension of Replacement

Minister of Finance and National Economy: 

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it; 

And Decree No. (9) of 1986 amending Some Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975; 

And after the approval of the President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission; 

Hereby Decides:

Article -1- 

Acceptance of a replacement request - borrowing from the Pension Fund Commission - requires that the replacement applicant be a pensioner, or that the duration of his service, as calculated under Law No. (13) of 1975, gives him the right to a pension, assuming the end of his service due to resignation on the date of submitting the replacement request. 

Article -2- 

Taking into account the provisions of Article (78) of Law No. (13) of 1975, pensions shall be replaced within the limit of (3/1) of their value, and fractions of dinars cannot be replaced. 

Article -3- 

The following amounts shall be excluded from the part of the pension that is permissible for replacement: 

1- Parts of the pension previously replaced. 

2- Any monthly instalments due from the replacement applicant to the Pension Fund Commission. 

The replacement applicant may pay to the aforementioned entity the present value of the remaining replacement instalments, in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of this decision, as well as other instalments due from him in a single payment, in exchange for not excluding the monthly instalment due from him from the part of the pension that may be replaced. 

Article -4- 

The replacement applicant shall complete the form number (1) attached to this Decision and submit it to the government entity where they work, or to the Pension Fund Commission, as the case may be. The Commission and the government entity shall complete the form submitted to either of them, then the latter shall send it to the Commission within a period not exceeding one week from the date of its issuance. 

Article -5- 

The Pension Fund Commission shall record the replacement applications submitted to it by pensioners and those received from government entities in a special register that includes the following data: 

1- Record number and date. 

2- Name of the replacement applicant. 

3- Employee, worker, or pensioner's identification number. 

4- Personal number in the central population registry. 

The ministry, department, or government entity to which the replacement applicant belongs. 

6- The eligible or presumed pension. 

7- The amount to be replaced from the pension. 

8- The replacement repayment period. 

9- Statement of previous replacements. 

10- Full address. 

Article -6- 

The Pension Fund Commission shall refer the replacement applicant to the competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health, in accordance with Form No. (2) attached to this Decision, for a medical examination and assessment of their health condition. The competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health shall return the form to the Commission afterwards. 

Article -7- 

The replacement procedures shall not be completed unless it is proven from the medical examination that the health of the replacement applicant is either good or average. In the latter case, the competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health shall add a certain number of years to their age based on their health condition. The age after this addition shall be the basis for calculating the capital of the replaced pension. 

The result of the medical examination shall remain valid for completing the replacement procedures for one year from the date of the decision of the competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health.  

Replacement procedures shall not be completed if it is proven from the medical examination that the health condition of the replacement applicant is unsatisfactory. 

Article -8- 

The capital of the replaced pension shall be calculated in accordance with the Schedule No. (3) attached to Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, based on the age of the replacement applicant on the date of the medical examination, taking into consideration the additional years added to this age as per the previous article. 

Article -9- 

The replacement applicant shall be notified of the capital amount due for the part of the pension they requested to replace, in order to express their acceptance before the competent employee at the Pension Fund Commission or the employee delegated by the Commission to the replacement applicant in case they are unable to travel. This shall be done using Form No. (3) attached to this Decision. 

Article -10- 

If the replacement applicant does not apply to the Pension Fund Commission within two months from the date of being notified of the capital amount due for the part of the pension they requested to replace, or if they refuse to sign before the authorized employee, their request for replacement shall be considered withdrawn, and all procedures related to completing the replacement shall cease. 

However, the Director of the Pension Fund Commission may waive the delay from the specified deadline in the first paragraph if the replacement applicant provides valid reasons. 

Article -11- 

The amount of replacement due under Article (8) of this Decision shall be paid by check to the replacement applicant or deposited into their designated bank account. This shall be done after deducting the replacement instalment due for the following month immediately after signing the acceptance of the assessment. 

Article -12- 

The Pension Fund Commission shall notify the Employees' Bureau and the government entity where the replacement applicant works of the capital amount of the replacement and the repayment duration, in accordance with Schedule No. (3) attached to Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, using the Form No. (4) attached to this Decision for the purpose of deducting the part of the replaced pension as a monthly instalment from the replacement applicant's salary, to be paid to the Commission during the first week of each month.  The Commission shall also deduct the replacement instalment from the pensions of pensioners in accordance with the relevant provisions. 

Article -13- 

The replacement applicant may at any time request the cessation of the replacement process, in accordance with the Form No. (5) attached to this Decision, in exchange for the payment of the present value of the remaining instalments of the replacement, as per the schedule attached to this Decision. In this case, the collection of replacement instalments shall cease from the first day of the month following the date of payment. 

Article -14- 

The repayment of replacement instalments shall be suspended during the period in which the replacement applicant is not entitled to receive a salary. Repayment shall resume immediately upon salary entitlement, with the instalment period extended by the duration during which repayment was suspended. 

Article -15- 

The replacement instalments shall be void upon the death of the person benefiting from replacement, and the entitlements of the beneficiaries shall be settled as if nothing had been replaced from their pensions. 

Article -16- 

The Director of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force on the day of its publication the Official Gazette. 

Minister of Finance and National Economy 

President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim

Issued on: 25 Shawwal 1406 H. 

Corresponding to: 2 July 1986 

Decision No. (6) of 1986 regarding the Necessary Procedures to Establish a Work Injury

The Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it; the Legislative Decree No. (9) of 1986 amending Some Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975; the Decision of the Minister of Health No. (4) of 1976 regarding the Formation of Medical Committees and Specifying their Competencies;

and after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission;

Hereby Decides:

Article -1-

Without prejudice to reporting any injuries resulting from work-related stress or fatigue, and any occupational diseases listed in Table No. (1) attached to Legislative Decree No. (9) of 1986 amending some provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975, the employee or worker, or one of their relatives, shall notify the ministry, directorate, or government entity where they work of any accident that occurs to them during their commute to or from work, which interrupts their work, within 48 hours from the date of the accident. The notifications shall include the name of the employee or worker, their address, the entity to which they were transferred for treatment, and the number and date of the police report issued for the accident. 

Article -2-

Ministries, directorates, and other government entities shall prepare the injury notification form, attached to this Decision, in an original and four copies in the event of an injury resulting from any occupational diseases or an injury resulting from an accident to the employee or worker during work or due to it, or as a result of work-related stress or fatigue, or reporting an injury to any of their employees or workers resulting from an accident that occurs during their commute to or from work, in accordance with the preceding article. These entities shall send the original notification to the treatment entity and a copy of it to each of the police station located within its jurisdiction where the injury occurred, the Pension Fund Commission, and the Employees' Bureau, while retaining the last copy for the entity to which the injured party is affiliated. 

Article -3-

If the injury leads to the death of the employee or worker or results in a permanent total or partial disability, the competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health shall consider assessing the extent of the injury's connection to work and determine the type and degree of disability. 

Article -4-

Taking into account the provisions of Ministerial Decision No. (4) of 1985 regarding the Procedures and Documents Required for the Entitlement and Disbursement of Retirement Rights for Government Employees, the ministries, directorates, and other government entities shall provide the Pension Fund Commission with a copy of the police report issued for the accident in addition to the decision of the competent medical committee regarding the injury within a maximum of two weeks from the date of service termination. 

Article -5-

The Director of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force on the day of its publication the Official Gazette. 

Minister of Finance and National Economy

President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdul-karim

Issued on: 25 Shawwal 1406 A.H.

Corresponding to: 2 July 1986

Pension Fund Commission

Decision No. (15) of 1987 regarding Rules and Regulation for the implementation of the provisions of Legislative Decree No. (13) of 1987 amending some provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it; 

Legislative Decree No. (13) of 1987 amending some provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees; 

And Decision of the Minister of Finance and National Economy No. (4) of 1985 regarding the Procedures and Documents Necessary for Entitlement and Disbursement of Pension Rights established by Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees; 

And after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission;

Hereby Decides:

Article – 1 –

An employee subject to the provisions of the aforementioned Law No. (13) of 1975 shall be permitted to request retirement in accordance with the provisions of legislative Decree No. (13) of 1987 amending of some provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 when the following conditions are met: 

1. a) The employee shall have a period of service calculated in retirement that gives him the right to a pension. 
2. b) His age shall not be less than fifty-five years at the date of writing the retirement request. 

The employee shall not be considered retired, except as of the date specified by the competent authority for retirement. 

Article – 2 –

The employee who wishes to benefit from the provisions of the aforementioned Legislative Decree No. (13) of 1987 shall submit to his direct supervisor a retirement request on the form attached to this Decision in an original and two copies. 

The employer shall write the data of this form and submit it to the competent authority. 

Article – 3 –

In the event that the competent authority shall approve the employee's request, the employer to which the employee belongs shall send the service termination notice form and the original retirement application form in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. (13) of 1987 and a copy thereof, as well as the rest of the final dues payment documents to the Employees' Bureau for approval, provided that the employer shall keep a copy of the retirement application form. 

The Employees' Bureau, after approving the two forms, shall send them to the Pension Fund Commission. 

Article – 4 –

Entities not supervised by the Employees' Bureau shall directly send the two forms referred to in the preceding Article to the Pension Fund Commission. 

Article – 5 –

The Pension Fund Commission shall settle the retirement benefits of the employee who is retired at the age of fifty-five, in accordance with the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975, and on the basis of adding a default period for the period of his service calculated in retirement in the amount of the remaining period until he attains the age of sixty, so that his period of service calculated in the pension after the addition shall not exceed (40) years. 

Article – 6 –

Any provision that contradicts the provisions of this Decision shall be repealed. 

Article – 7 –

The Director of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 

Minister of Finance National Economy

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdulkarim Mohammad

Issued on: 27 Rabi' Al-awwal 1408 A.H.

 Corresponding to: 18 November 1987  

Decision No. (1) of 1990 regarding Conditions and Procedures for Incorporating a Period of Optional Service

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it; 

And Legislative Decree No. (2) of 1990 regarding amending some provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975; 

And after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission,

Hereby Decides:

Article One

An employee who wishes to incorporate a period of optional service for his service period calculated in retirement, in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. (2) of 1990 regarding amending some provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, must fill out Annex No. (1) attached to this Decision in original and in two copies, sign it, and submit it to his employer to take the necessary action in this regard.  

Article Two

Ministries, government departments, institutions and public authorities whose employees are subject to the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 shall fill out Annex No. (1) which is submitted by the employee, and then send the original form with the acknowledgement of acceptance of the deduction from the monthly salary to the Pension Fund Commission and send a copy of the form to the Employees Bureau and keep another copy in its files.  

Article Three

The Pension Fund Commission shall calculate the amount corresponding to the period of optional service required to be included, at the rate of 15% of the employee's basic salary on the date of the request for incorporation, for each of the years required to be incorporated, and then notify the applicant for incorporation by paying it in a single instalment or in monthly instalments according to the desire of the requester for joining, in accordance with Annexes No. (2) and No. (3) accompanying this Decision.  

Instalments are paid by deducting the employee's salary every month.  

The incorporated period shall not be included in the period of service calculated in retirement except on the due date of the first instalment, or after the payment of the single instalment amount to the authority.  

Article Four

It is required that the total period of optional service required to be incorporated does not exceed five years, and that the period of service calculated in retirement after incorporation and at the termination of service does not exceed (40) years.  

Article Five

The period of optional service shall not be included within the period of service calculated in retirement, when calculating the pension commutation except in two cases:  

1- The employee requesting incorporation has reached the age of fifty.  

2- The termination of his service for any reason before reaching this age.  

Article Six

Subject to the provisions of Article Seven of this Decision, the remaining instalments of the incorporation of the optional service period shall continue to be paid as a deduction from the pension due to the applicant for incorporation, in the event that the employee's service ends before the full instalments are paid.  

If he is entitled to a reward, the difference between the sum of the instalments paid up to the date of termination of the service and the amount of the single instalment corresponding to the calculation of the incorporated optional service period shall be deducted from it.  

Article Seven

The instalments for incorporating the optional service periods shall be cancelled upon the death of the applicant for incorporation and the pension of those entitled to it shall be settled, assuming the payment of the full instalments.  

Article Eight

Any provision contrary to the provisions of this Decision shall be repealed. 

Article Nine

The Director-General of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 

Minister of Finance and National Economy

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Of the Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim Mohammed

Issued on 4 Shaaban 1410 A.H. 

Corresponding to 1 March 1990 

Pension Fund Commission 

Resolution No. (1) of 1991 Concerning the Transfer of Funds Deposited in the Public Treasury to the Account of the Military Pension Law and the Transfer of Employees Implementing this Law to the General Pension Fund Authority

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Decision No. (1) of 1996 regarding the Conditions and Procedures for Consolidating Previous Service Periods for Employees who are Subject to the Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. (17) of 1995

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it; 

Legislative Decree No. (17) of 1995 regarding the Conditions and Rules for Consolidating Previous Service Periods for Government Civil Servants Subject to the Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, as amended; 

Decision of the Minister of Finance and National Economy No. (1) of 1984 regarding Regulating the Submission of Requests to Consolidate Service Periods and Return Benefits and Retirement Rights in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1984 

And Decision of the Minister of Finance and National Economy No. (1) of 1985 regarding Consolidating Previous Service Periods for Government Civil Servants in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1984; 

And after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission,  Hereby Decides

Article One

An employee who wishes to consolidate a previous service period to his calculated service period for retirement in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. (17) of 1995 regarding the Conditions and Procedures for Consolidating Previous Service Periods for Government Civil Servants who are Subject to the Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, as amended, must fill out the details of Form No. (1) accompanying this Decision, in original and two copies, sign it, and submit it to his employer within one year from the date of implementation of this Law. 

Article Two

The various ministries and departments of the state, public institutions and bodies, and other government agencies whose employees are subject to the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 must fill out their information on Form No. (1), which is submitted by the employee requesting the consolidation, and then the original form is sent to the Pension Fund Commission within two weeks from the date of submitting the form. A copy of the form is also sent to the Personnel Bureau, and the other copy is kept in its files. 

Article Three

The Pension Fund Commission shall calculate the amount corresponding to the previous service period required to be consolidated according to the following: 

1- An amount of (15%) of the employee’s monthly basic salary at the time of the request for consolidation, for each month of his previous service period to be consolidated, if the request for consolidation is based on the provisions of the second paragraph of Article Seven of Law No. (13) of 1975. 

2- The amount of the benefit previously disbursed by the employee requesting consolidation in accordance with the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975, in addition to investment proceeds of (5%) annually for the period from the date of disbursement until the date of commencement of payment if the request for consolidation is based on Article Six of Law No. (13) of 1975. 

The amount and benefit referred to in the previous two clauses shall be paid in one lump sum or in monthly instalments in accordance with Table No. (5) attached to Law No. (13) of 1975, in accordance with Forms No. (2) and No. (3) accompanying this Decision. The instalments will be paid monthly by deduction from the salary of the employee requesting consolidation. The consolidated period shall not be included in the period of service calculated in retirement except after the first instalment is due or after paying the amount of the single instalment to the Pension Fund Commission. The first instalment is considered due from the first of the month following the approval by the Commission of the request to consolidate the previous period. 

Article Four

Taking into account the provision of Article Six of this Decision, the remaining instalments for consolidation of the previous service period will continue to be paid or their current value, deducted from the pension or benefits that are due to the applicant for consolidation, as the case may be, in the event that the service of the employee ends before the full payment of these instalments. 

Article Five

The payment of the instalments to consolidate the previous service period shall be stopped during the period for which the applicant is not entitled to a salary, and the payment shall resume as soon as the salary is due, provided that the instalment period shall be increased by the period during which the payment was stopped. 

Article Six

Consolidation instalments for the previous service period shall be forfeited upon the death of the applicant or his total disability, and his pension or the pension of his beneficiaries shall be settled assuming full payment of these instalments. 

Article Seven

The Director General of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force from the date its publication in the Official Gazette. 

Minister of Finance National Economy

Chairman of the Board of Directors

of the Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim Mohammed

Issued on 18 Shaaban 1416 A.H. 

Corresponding to 9 January 1996 

Decision No. (2) of 1999 regarding the Procedures and Rules for the Deduction of Retirement Contributions

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulating of Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Government Employees, as amended; 

Law regarding Regulating Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976, as amended; 

And Decision of the Minister of Finance and National Economy No. (2) of 1979 Specifying the Procedures to be followed for the Payment of Contributions and the State's Share for Employees Subject to the Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975; 

And after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission, Hereby Decides:

Article - 1 -

The Ministries, different departments, other Government agencies, and public bodies and institutions entitled to subject their employees to the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 referred to, by decision of the Prime Minister, shall deduct the pension contributions prescribed by that Law and by Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976 in accordance with the following procedures and rules: 

1- Prepare a list of the names of employees, officers, and individuals subject to the provisions of Civil and Military Retirement Laws No. (13) of 1975 and (11) of 1976 in the first half of January of each year, provided that the list includes the following data: 

1. a) The personal number of the employee, director, or individual. 
2. b) Basic salary in January. 
3. c) The monthly deduction for the employee's, officer's, or individual's contribution and the government contribution. 

2- Pension contributions will be deducted from the salaries of employees, officers, and individuals on a monthly basis, taking into account any periodic increase that occurs, or as a result of a promotion or incentive, or any change in these salaries during any month of the year, provided that pension contributions are deducted as of the first of the month in which the salary was changed, and that the Pension Fund Commission has received proof of this modification. 

3- Transfer the contributions and government contributions to the Pension Fund Commission during the first week of each month. 

Article - 2 -

The various Ministries, departments, other government agencies, and public bodies and institutions shall forward the list referred to in the previous Article to the Civil Service Bureau for review and approval, with a view to the Bureau then forwarding it to the Pension Fund Commission. 

This provision only applies to entities controlled by the Civil Service Bureau. The entities not controlled by the Bureau shall send this declaration directly to the Pension Fund Commission. 

Article - 3 -

If the employee, officer, or individual is subject to one of the Civil and Military Retirement Laws No. (13) of 1975 and (11) of 1976, during the first half of the month, retirement contributions will be deducted from their salary for the month in which they were subject on the basis of a full month. 

However, if the employee, officer, or individual is subject to one of the two Laws mentioned during the second half of the month, the pension contributions will be deducted from the beginning of the month following the month in which they were subject to one or other of these laws. 

Article - 4 -

No pension contributions will be deducted for periods of unpaid leave of various kinds, as well as for periods of suspension and absence from work for which it is decided to deprive an employee, officer, or natural person of his salary if they exceed fifteen days. Pension contributions shall again be deducted from the beginning of the month following the end of the unpaid leave, suspension, or cessation of work. 

If the aforementioned periods do not exceed fifteen days per month, the pension contributions for that month shall be deducted on the basis of a full month. 

Article - 5 -

The deduction of pension contributions from the salary of an employee, officer, or individual ceases on termination of service for any reason. 

Article - 6 -

Deductions made from this salary as a result of administrative or disciplinary sanctions, fines of any kind, or any other deduction are not considered to be a reduction in the salary of an employee, officer, or natural person. Pension contributions shall be levied on the entire basic salary due, regardless of the circumstances of any deductions or withholdings in accordance with the foregoing. 

Article - 7 -

If an employee, officer, or natural person is assigned to another entity, pension contributions will be deducted on the basis of his basic monthly salary for the month in which the assignment took place. Thereafter, the deduction will be made on the basis of the monthly basic salary that he receives from the entity to which he is seconded, taking into account any changes that occur to him in accordance with the first Article of this Decision. 

Article - 8 - 

Having regard to the text of Clause (2) of the first Article of this Decision, the retirement benefits of each employee, officer, or individual whose service terminates for any reason whatsoever as a result of separation from service will be settled on the basis of the specified settlement salary for each retirement entitlement under both Civil and Military Retirement Laws No. (13) of 1975 and (11) of 1976, excluding increases in such salary which were not subject to deduction of pension contributions. 

Article - 9 -

Final settlements of pension contributions shall be made between the Pension Fund Commission, the various Ministries and departments, other government agencies, and public bodies and institutions during the last week of December of each year. 

Article - 10 -

Any provision that contradicts the provisions of this Decision shall be repealed. 

Article - 11 -

The Director General of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall be published in the Official Gazette and come into force on the first of January 1999. 

Ibrahim Abdel-Karim

Minister of Finance National Economy

Chairman of the Board of Directors

of the Pension Fund Commission 

Issued on 23 Muharram 1420 A.H. 

Corresponding to 9 May 1999 

Decision No. (2) of 2002 regarding the Maximum Social Allowance Subject to Retirement Contributions Deduction

Minister of Finance and National Economy, President of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Pension Fund:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it; 

Law on the regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976, and the laws that amend it; 

National Guard Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (20) of 2000, as amended by Legislative Decree No. (38) of 2002; 

And the Decree No. (41) of 2002 establishing the National Security Agency; 

The Prime Minister’s Decision No. (10) of 2001 on amending the Social Allowance for Civil Government Servants; 

The Minister of Defence, Deputy Commander-in-Chief’s Decision No. (24) of 2001 amending the System of Recruitment, Bonuses and Allowances in the Bahrain Defence Force; 

The Minister of Interior’s Decision No. (70) of 2001 regarding Doubling the Social Allowance for Members of the Public Security Forces; 

And the Prime Minister’s Decision No. (48) of 2002 regarding Considering the Social Allowance as Part of the Monthly Basic Salary for Civil Servants, Officers, and Individuals in Relation to the Deduction of Retirement Contributions; 

And after the approval of the Board of the General Authority for Pension Fund;

Decides:

Article One

The maximum social allowance subject to the deduction of retirement contributions prescribed by Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees and Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976 the regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, shall be (150) Dinars for the deduction of contributions prescribed by these two Laws. 

Article Two

If any of those subject to the provisions of the two Laws referred to in the preceding Article is entitled to a social allowance exceeding the maximum social allowance specified in this Decision, the portion in excess of this limit shall not be subject to the deduction of the retirement contributions prescribed in these two Laws, with the exception of Ministers and persons of similar status. 

Article Three

The Chief Executive Officer of the General Authority for Pension Fund shall implement this Decision, and it shall be published in the Official Gazette and come force from the first of January of the year 2003. 

Minister of Finance and National Economy

President of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Pension Fund

Abdulla bin Hassan Saif

Issued on: 26 Shawwal 1423 A.H. 

Corresponding to: 30 December 2002 

Decision No. (6) of 2007 Regarding the Rules and Procedures for Converting the Employee’s Entitlement to a 3% Gratuity

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Decision No. (7) of 2007 Issued by the General Pension Fund Authority Concerning the Conditions and Procedures for Merging Previous Periods of Service with the Current Service for Reinstated Civil Government Employees

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Decision No. (2) of 1979

Ministry of Finance and National Economy

Decision No. (2) of 1979 determining Procedures to be Followed in Paying the Contributions and the Government’s Share for Employees and Functionaries Subject to the Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees and Functionaries

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed the Article (11) of Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees and Functionaries;

Decides:

Article One

Ministries and government departments shall follow the following procedures when deducting contributions from employees and functionaries benefiting from the provisions of the aforementioned Law No. (13) of 1975 who are in the service of the government on the first of January of each year:- 

1-     Preparing a list, according to the attached model, in which the names of these employees and functionaries shall be included and the following data shall be included against each name:- 

(a) The serial number of the employee. 

(b) basic salary in January. 

(c) Monthly deduction. 

(d) Monthly deduction with government contribution. 

(e) Annual deduction with government contribution. 

The names in the aforementioned lists shall be arranged according to the serial numbers without regard to the position or grade occupied by the employee or functionary. 

2-     Conducting monthly deductions from the salaries of employees and functionaries at the rates indicated in the attached tables calculated according to the basic salary of the employee or functionary. 

3-     Collecting the contributions that have been deducted from the salaries of employees and functionaries and what the government has contributed to them, for a full year starting from the first of January and ending at the end of December, and preparing lists containing the total of these amounts to be sent to the Employees' Bureau with the payrolls for the month of January. The Bureau shall review, match, approve and transfer these lists to the Pension Fund Commission for a full year starting from the first of January until the end of December in twelve equal instalments according to the following time frame: 

Instalment

Payment Due Date

First and second 

The first week of March 

Third: 

The first week of April 

Fourth 

The first week of May 

Fifth 

The first week of June 

Sixth 

The first week of July 

Seventh 

The first week of August 

Eighth 

The first week of September 

Ninth 

The first week of October 

Tenth 

The first week of November 

Eleventh and Twelfth 

The first week of December 

Each Ministry or department shall be permitted to pay contributions for a full year in one instalment or in more than one instalment within the limits of its budget. 

Article Two

The provisions stipulated in this Article shall apply to employees and functionaries appointed to new positions, who acquire Bahraini nationality, whom service ends, who are transferred and who have been granted unpaid leave:- 

(1) If a new employee or functionary is appointed to whom the provisions of the law apply, the Employees’ Bureau shall, within a maximum of two weeks from the date of appointment, provide the Pension Fund Commission with a copy of the recruitment form to follow up the application of the law to him. 

(2) If the employee or functionary acquires Bahraini nationality and meets the rest of the conditions required by the law for the application of its provisions, he shall be considered subject to the provisions of the law from the first month in which he acquired nationality. The Ministry or its department shall notify the Employees’ Bureau of the date of his naturalization, and the Bureau shall provide the Pension Fund Commission with the following data:- 

(a)  The date on which the employee or functionary obtained Bahraini nationality. 

(b) His age at the time of obtaining the nationality. 

(c)  The basic salary he receives on the date of his naturalization. 

(d) His service period. 

(3) In the event that the service of the employee or functionary is terminated, transferred to another Ministry or department, or granted unpaid leave for a period exceeding fifteen days, the Employees’ Bureau shall notify the Pension Fund Commission within a maximum of two weeks from the date of termination of service, transfer or granting of leave, in order for the Commission to take the necessary measures to assign the Ministry or the competent department to pay its financial obligations due to it during the fiscal year. 

Article Three

Ministries and government departments shall follow the following provisions when deducting contributions from employees, functionaries and benefiting from the provisions of the law:- 

(1) If an employee or functionary is appointed during the first half of the month, contributions shall be collected for the month in which the employee or functionary is appointed on a full month basis. Contributions shall not be collected if the appointment is made during the second half of the month, provided that the deduction shall begin from the month following the month in which the appointment was made. 

(2) If an employee or a functionary is appointed and promoted to a higher grade in the same month in which he was appointed, contributions shall be deducted on the basis of the salary of the higher grade. 

(3) Salary deductions from salary due to administrative penalty or fines of any kind as well as deductions for days or hours of delay shall not be considered as a reduction of salary. Contributions shall receive full salary without any procedure or reduction. 

(4) Durations of unpaid leaves of various kinds, including study leaves granted to an employee or functionary, periods of suspension from work and absence from work for more than fifteen days for which no contributions shall be deducted. If the days are less than that, contributions shall be collected for the entire month in which the employee was suspended from work, absented from work or granted leave. 

(5) If the employee or functionary acquires Bahraini nationality, contributions shall be deducted from him as of the first month in which he acquired nationality and on the basis of his salary from the date of his naturalization. 

(6) If the service of the employee or functionary is terminated for any reason during the second half of the month, contributions shall be collected from him on a full month basis. 

(7) In the event that the employee or functionary is seconded to another authority, the seconding party that pays the salary shall bear the government's share of 14% of the salary. 

The seconding authority shall follow the following rules regarding the collection of employee or functionary contributions:- 

(a) During the year in which the secondment took place, the deduction of contributions shall be based on the salary received by the employee or functionary in January while in government service. The deduction shall continue at this rate until the end of December of this year, regardless of any increase or decrease in the salary during this year. 

(b) The Pension Fund Commission shall prepare a special register for each Ministry or department in which the contributions received are recorded, submitted for a full year by the Ministry or department, in lieu of the contributions of employees and functionaries whose service has ended and who have been transferred to other Ministries or departments, seconded to non-governmental authorities or granted unpaid leave during the fiscal year. 

These contributions shall be considered due to the Ministry or the department by the Commission. The final settlements of retirement contributions shall be made prior to the end of December of each year on the basis of the salaries paid during the year to employees and functionaries of the provisions of the law, provided that the financial differences shall be settled in accordance with the preceding two Clauses between the Pension Fund Commission and the Ministries and departments in the last week of December of each year. 

Article Five

This Decision shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force from the first of January of 1980, and any provision that conflicts with its provisions shall be repealed. 

Minister of Finance and National Economy

Ibrahim Abdulkareem Mohammed

Issued on: 10 Dhi Al Qi’dah 1399 A.H.

Corresponding to: 1 October 1979

Decision No. (1) of 1982 implementing the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982 amending some provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Allowances for Government Employees and workers

Ministry of Finance and National Economy

Decision No. (1) of 1982 implementing the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982 amending some provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Allowances for Government Employees and workers

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed the Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982 amending some provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Allowances for Government Employees and Workers and Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Allowances for Government Employees and Workers and the laws that amend it and the Ministerial Decision No. 2 of 1979 renewing the Procedures to be followed in the Payment of Contributions and the Government's Share for Employees and Beneficiaries Subject to the Provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Allowances for Government Employees and workers.

Hereby Decides:

Article -1-

An employee, whether male or female, shall be retired upon reaching the age of sixty. However, an extension of service can be granted by a decision of the concerned minister for reasons related to the public interest. The extension period for the employee's service shall not exceed five years, so that their age doesn't surpass sixty-five. The extension shall be made based on the employee's request and after consulting the Employees' Bureau, with the process of extension initiated at least three months before the employee's service ends. In the case of service extension, the employee shall be considered to continue in his

position, and the General Organization of the Retirement Fund shall retain his retirement rights until the termination of his service.

Article -2-

Every male employee who reaches the age of sixty before the implementation of the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982 shall be retired unless his service has been extended. In this case, his case shall be presented to the competent minister after the extension period ends, either for the purpose of ending his service or for taking the measures stipulated in the preceding article to extend his service.

Every female employee who reaches the age of fifty-five before the implementation of this Legislative Decree shall be retired unless her service has been extended. In this case, she shall remain in service without any procedures until she reaches the age of sixty.

If the female employee has already exceeded the age of sixty before the implementation of this Legislative Decree, the provisions of the first paragraph of this Article shall apply to her.

Ministries and other entities where employees subject to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs work shall provide the General Organization at the Retirement Fund with a list indicating the names of these employees, their serial numbers, and their salaries.

The ministries and other entities where the employee is employed shall also notify the Organization of the name of each employee whose service is extended after reaching the retirement age and after implementing the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982. This notification shall be made within two weeks at most after completing the procedures stipulated in Article One of this Decision.

The notification shall include the data stipulated in the preceding paragraph.

Article -3-

The extended service period of an employee after the age of sixty and up to the age of sixty-five, as well as the extended service period of a female employee after the age of fifty-five and up to the age of sixty, shall be included in the service duration calculated for retirement, whether the service period has been extended according to the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982 or before its implementation.

It is a prerequisite for calculating these extended periods that the applicable contributions are paid. If these periods precede the implementation of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982, the contributions shall be deducted and increased in accordance with the provisions of Article Four of this Decision. The employee shall submit a request to the General organization of the Retirement Fund through the ministry or the entity to which he is affiliated for the calculation of the aforementioned extended periods before the implementation of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982, within six months starting from the date of its implementation.

Article -4-

The organization of the contributions payment shall be in accordance with the provisions of Ministerial Decision No. 2 of 1979 renewing the Procedures to be followed in the Payment of the Contributions and the Government's Share for Employees and Beneficiaries Subject to the Provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Pensions and Retirement Allowances for Government Employees and Workers. The employee's contribution shall be calculated at a rate of 7% of his salary, and the contribution of the ministry or the entity to which the employee is affiliated shall be calculated at a rate of 14% of this salary. The term "salary" refers to the salary received by the employee or that which is received for the period of service to be calculated for the retirement,

taking into account the provisions of the aforementioned Ministerial Decision No. 2 of 1979.

The ministry or the competent entity to which the employee is affiliated shall be responsible for paying their contributions to the General Retirement Fund for the periods preceding the implementation of Law Decree No. 16 of 1982 in a single instalment within six months from the date of implementation of this Decision.

The employee may pay his contributions either in a single instalment or in monthly instalments, with a maximum of twelve instalments, provided that the total of the instalments does not exceed the employee's salary at the end of each month and does not exceed a quarter of the salary. The employee shall not be compelled to complete the remaining instalment from their own funds. The ministry or the entity to which the employee is affiliated may choose to pay these contributions in advance in a single instalment, provided that it collects them from the employee.

Fractions of a month shall be counted as a full month when calculating the contributions for the periods of service preceding the implementation of the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982.

The ministry or the entity to which the employee is affiliated shall be responsible for maintaining a record of the due instalments on the employee in accordance with the provisions of this Article and shall provide the Organization with data from this record in accordance with the form attached to this Decision.

Article -5-

When settling the pension of an employee whose service has been extended and who is subject to the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982, the extended period shall be included – if the conditions for

inclusion are met according to the provisions of this Legislative Decree and this Decision – in the calculation of his service period before the extension. Upon the termination of his service, he shall be treated based on both periods combined for the purpose of receiving a pension or allowance in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 and its amending laws.

If the employee has received payments before the implementation of the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 16 of 1982 and its amending laws, then the provisions of Articles 6 and 8 of this Law, its amending laws and the decisions issued in implementation thereof, shall apply to him.

The term allowance referred to in Chapter Six of Law No. 13 of 1975 mentioned above shall mean excluding any other allowances that the employee may have received.

The payment of the allowance mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 57 shall take into account the case in which the allowance is paid for the extended service period only, as well as the case in which the allowance is paid for the entire service period in other cases.

Article -6-

Each ministry or entity whose employees are subject to the provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 and its amending laws shall maintain a record containing the following information:

1. The date on which the employee reaches the age of sixty.

2. The date of the employee's service commencement.

3. The date of birth according to the information contained in the passport.

4. The date of birth according to the civil service retirement system (if applicable).

5. Unpaid leaves.

6. The employee's address (according to the organizational project).

For the dates specified in clauses 1 to 5, it is required that each includes the day, month and year, ensuring accurate recording, especially regarding the date of birth.

Article -7-

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of the first of May 1982.

Ibrahim Abdulkareem Mohammed

Minister of Finance and National Economy

President of the Board of Directors of the General Organization of the Retirement Fund

Issued on: 11 Rajab 1402 A.H.

Corresponding to: 5 May 198

Resolution No. (1) of 1984 Concerning the Regulation of Submitting Requests for Service Period Merging, Gratuity Refunds, and Pension Rights Pursuant to the Provisions of Decree-Law No. (11) of 1984

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Decision No. (2) of 1985 Determination of the Age of Employees Subject to the Provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 Regulating Retirement Pensions and Benefits

Pension Fund Commission

Decision No. (2) of 1985 regarding the Determination of the Age of Employees Subject to the Provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 Regulating Retirement Pensions and Benefits

Minister of Finance and National Economy: 

Having reviewed the Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, as amended; 

Legislative Decree No. 6 of 1970 regarding the Regulation of Births and Deaths, as amended; 

And Decision of the Minister of Health No. (4) of 1976 regarding the Forming Medical Committees and Clarifying their Competencies; 

And after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission, Decides:

Article -1-

The birth certificate, its official extract, or the final judicial judgement issued for the age registration shall be the only official document to prove the employee's date of birth. In case there is no birth certificate, official extract, or final judicial judgement for age registration, the employee's age can be verified based on the personal ID card. If the employee does not have a passport or personal ID card, this can be determined by a decision from the competent medical committee. 

Article -2-

If the employee does not possess a birth certificate and his age is not specified by day and month, the determination of the day and month of birth is as follows: 

1. Employees who have been previously enrolled in the Civil Service Retirement Benefit Scheme (previous systems) shall consider their date of birth as the first of January of the year they were born in. 
2. Employees who have not previously enrolled in the Civil Service Retirement Benefit Scheme (previous systems) shall consider their date of birth as the first day of the month in which they joined the service. 

Article -3-

The employee shall provide the data for determining their age on the form attached to this decision to the relevant authority within one year from the effective date of this decision, along with the supporting document indicating their age. 

The authority where the employee works shall send the mentioned data to the Pension Fund Commission within a maximum period of fifteen days. 

In case the employee does not provide the data mentioned in the previous paragraph, accompanied by the supporting document indicating its authenticity, the data recorded in the records of the Pension Fund Commission shall be considered as the basis for determining his age. 

Article -4-

The Director of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 

Minister of Finance and National Economy

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim Mohammed

Issued on 28 Jumada al-awwal 1405 A.H. 

Corresponding to: 18 February 1985  

Decision No. (5) of 1986 regarding the Rules and Procedures of Replacement and the Amounts to be Refunded

Pension Fund Commission

Decision No. (5) of 1986 regarding the Rules and Procedures of Replacement and the Amounts to be Refunded in Return for Suspension of Replacement

Minister of Finance and National Economy: 

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it; 

And Decree No. (9) of 1986 amending Some Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975; 

And after the approval of the President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission;

Hereby Decides:

Article -1-

Acceptance of a replacement request - borrowing from the Pension Fund Commission - requires that the replacement applicant be a pensioner, or that the duration of his service, as calculated under Law No. (13) of 1975, gives him the right to a pension, assuming the end of his service due to resignation on the date of submitting the replacement request. 

Article -2-

Taking into account the provisions of Article (78) of Law No. (13) of 1975, pensions shall be replaced within the limit of (3/1) of their value, and fractions of dinars cannot be replaced. 

Article -3-

The following amounts shall be excluded from the part of the pension that is permissible for replacement: 

1- Parts of the pension previously replaced. 

2- Any monthly instalments due from the replacement applicant to the Pension Fund Commission. 

The replacement applicant may pay to the aforementioned entity the present value of the remaining replacement instalments, in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of this decision, as well as other instalments due from him in a single payment, in exchange for not excluding the monthly instalment due from him from the part of the pension that may be replaced. 

Article -4-

The replacement applicant shall complete the form number (1) attached to this Decision and submit it to the government entity where they work, or to the Pension Fund Commission, as the case may be. The Commission and the government entity shall complete the form submitted to either of them, then the latter shall send it to the Commission within a period not exceeding one week from the date of its issuance. 

Article -5-

The Pension Fund Commission shall record the replacement applications submitted to it by pensioners and those received from government entities in a special register that includes the following data: 

1- Record number and date. 

2- Name of the replacement applicant. 

3- Employee, worker, or pensioner's identification number. 

4- Personal number in the central population registry. 

The ministry, department, or government entity to which the replacement applicant belongs. 

6- The eligible or presumed pension. 

7- The amount to be replaced from the pension. 

8- The replacement repayment period. 

9- Statement of previous replacements. 

10- Full address. 

Article -6-

The Pension Fund Commission shall refer the replacement applicant to the competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health, in accordance with Form No. (2) attached to this Decision, for a medical examination and assessment of their health condition. The competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health shall return the form to the Commission afterwards. 

Article -7-

The replacement procedures shall not be completed unless it is proven from the medical examination that the health of the replacement applicant is either good or average. In the latter case, the competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health shall add a certain number of years to their age based on their health condition. The age after this addition shall be the basis for calculating the capital of the replaced pension. 

The result of the medical examination shall remain valid for completing the replacement procedures for one year from the date of the decision of the competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health.  

Replacement procedures shall not be completed if it is proven from the medical examination that the health condition of the replacement applicant is unsatisfactory. 

Article -8-

The capital of the replaced pension shall be calculated in accordance with the Schedule No. (3) attached to Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, based on the age of the replacement applicant on the date of the medical examination, taking into consideration the additional years added to this age as per the previous article. 

Article -9-

The replacement applicant shall be notified of the capital amount due for the part of the pension they requested to replace, in order to express their acceptance before the competent employee at the Pension Fund Commission or the employee delegated by the Commission to the replacement applicant in case they are unable to travel. This shall be done using Form No. (3) attached to this Decision. 

Article -10-

If the replacement applicant does not apply to the Pension Fund Commission within two months from the date of being notified of the capital amount due for the part of the pension they requested to replace, or if they refuse to sign before the authorized employee, their request for replacement shall be considered withdrawn, and all procedures related to completing the replacement shall cease. 

However, the Director of the Pension Fund Commission may waive the delay from the specified deadline in the first paragraph if the replacement applicant provides valid reasons. 

Article -11-

The amount of replacement due under Article (8) of this Decision shall be paid by check to the replacement applicant or deposited into their designated bank account. This shall be done after deducting the replacement instalment due for the following month immediately after signing the acceptance of the assessment. 

Article -12-

The Pension Fund Commission shall notify the Employees' Bureau and the government entity where the replacement applicant works of the capital amount of the replacement and the repayment duration, in accordance with Schedule No. (3) attached to Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, using the Form No. (4) attached to this Decision for the purpose of deducting the part of the replaced pension as a monthly instalment from the replacement applicant's salary, to be paid to the Commission during the first week of each month.  The Commission shall also deduct the replacement instalment from the pensions of pensioners in accordance with the relevant provisions. 

Article -13-

The replacement applicant may at any time request the cessation of the replacement process, in accordance with the Form No. (5) attached to this Decision, in exchange for the payment of the present value of the remaining instalments of the replacement, as per the schedule attached to this Decision. In this case, the collection of replacement instalments shall cease from the first day of the month following the date of payment. 

Article -14-

The repayment of replacement instalments shall be suspended during the period in which the replacement applicant is not entitled to receive a salary. Repayment shall resume immediately upon salary entitlement, with the instalment period extended by the duration during which repayment was suspended. 

Article -15-

The replacement instalments shall be void upon the death of the person benefiting from replacement, and the entitlements of the beneficiaries shall be settled as if nothing had been replaced from their pensions. 

Article -16-

The Director of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force on the day of its publication the Official Gazette. 

Minister of Finance and National Economy

President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim

Issued on: 25 Shawwal 1406 H. 

Corresponding to: 2 July 1986 

Decision No. (1) of 1985 regarding Consolidating Previous Service Periods for Some Government Employees in accordance with the Provisions of Legislative Decree No. 11 of 1984

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, as amended;

Article No. (7) Paragraph (Two) of Legislative Decree No. 11 of 1984 amending some provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees;

And Decision of the Minister of Finance and National Economy No. (1) of 1984 regarding the Regulation of Requests for Consolidating Previous Service Periods, Calculating Rewards, and Retirement Rights in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 11 of 1984;

And after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission, Have Decided:

Article -1-

The previous service periods of Bahraini government employees and employees who have acquired or will acquire Bahraini citizenship, and to whom the provisions of Articles 5, 6, and 7Paragraph One of Legislative Decree No. 11 of 1984 apply, shall be included under the conditions and provisions specified in this Decision.

Article -2-

For the consolidation of the previous service periods for government employees referred to in Article One of this Decision, the following conditions shall be met, even if their initial appointment to government service was as follows:

First: The employee's new service shall be counted as part of the retirement calculation under the provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, as amended.

Second: The previous service period required to be included shall be from the following periods:

A- Service periods spent in civil or military authorities (Bahrain Defence Force and Ministry of Interior).

B- Service periods spent in public authorities with budgets attached to the State budget or with independent budgets for which the employees were or will be subject to a decision by the Prime Minister.

C- Study or training leave periods that the State contributes to their costs based on a request from the relevant ministry.

D- Service periods spent by the employee in one of the authorities that are subject to retirement laws in the Kingdom of Bahrain, whether these periods were under a special contract, a fixed salary, or a temporary position, provided that they were included in one of the pension funds that the authority followed, and were subject to the regular rules for exchanging reserves between different pension funds as per the decision of the Prime Minister No. 5 of 1981.

Third: The employee shall submit an application to include their previous service period using the attached form to the authority they are working for within a maximum period of six months from the date of implementation of this Decision or from their joining the service after its implementation. The authority mentioned shall send the application to the Pension Fund Commission within a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of submission.

Article -3-

The employee who requests the consolidation of their previous service period, upon acceptance of their request and notification thereof, shall pay an amount equivalent to 15% of their basic monthly salary at the time of accepting the consolidation request. This payment shall cover each month of their previous service period, including any fractions of months. The payment shall be made in a single instalment to the treasury of the Pension Fund Commission or to one of its bank accounts within sixty days from the date of notification of the acceptance of their request.

Article -4-

The Pension Fund Commission shall notify the employee of the acceptance or rejection of their request. In case the request is accepted, a decision to include the previous service period shall not be issued unless the employee pays the due amount as per Article Three of this Decision in a single instalment and within the specified time frame.

Article -5-

The Director of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Minister of Finance and National Economy

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim Mohammed

Issued on: 28 Jumada al-Akhir 1405 A.H.

Corresponding to: 18 February 1985

Resolution No. (3) of 1985 Regarding the Procedures and Rules for the Payment of Pension or Gratuity in the Event that an Employee, Worker, or Pensioner is Imprisoned

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Decision No. (2) of 1999 regarding the Procedures and Rules for the Deduction of Retirement Contributions

Pension Fund Commission

Decision No. (2) of 1999 regarding the Procedures and Rules for the Deduction of Retirement Contributions, the Determination of Salary, the Basis for Deduction, and the Salary for the Settlement of Retirement Benefits in accordance with Civil and Military Retirement Laws No. (13) of 1975 and No. (11) of 1976

Minister of Finance and National Economy: 

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulating of Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Government Employees, as amended; 

Law regarding Regulating Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976, as amended; 

And Decision of the Minister of Finance and National Economy No. (2) of 1979 Specifying the Procedures to be followed for the Payment of Contributions and the State's Share for Employees Subject to the Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975; 

And after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission, Hereby Decides:

Article - 1 -

The Ministries, different departments, other Government agencies, and public bodies and institutions entitled to subject their employees to the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 referred to, by decision of the Prime Minister, shall deduct the pension contributions prescribed by that Law and by Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976 in accordance with the following procedures and rules: 

1- Prepare a list of the names of employees, officers, and individuals subject to the provisions of Civil and Military Retirement Laws No. (13) of 1975 and (11) of 1976 in the first half of January of each year, provided that the list includes the following data: 

a) The personal number of the employee, director, or individual. 

b) Basic salary in January. 

c) The monthly deduction for the employee's, officer's, or individual's contribution and the government contribution. 

2- Pension contributions will be deducted from the salaries of employees, officers, and individuals on a monthly basis, taking into account any periodic increase that occurs, or as a result of a promotion or incentive, or any change in these salaries during any month of the year, provided that pension contributions are deducted as of the first of the month in which the salary was changed, and that the Pension Fund Commission has received proof of this modification. 

3- Transfer the contributions and government contributions to the Pension Fund Commission during the first week of each month. 

Article - 2 -

The various Ministries, departments, other government agencies, and public bodies and institutions shall forward the list referred to in the previous Article to the Civil Service Bureau for review and approval, with a view to the Bureau then forwarding it to the Pension Fund Commission. 

This provision only applies to entities controlled by the Civil Service Bureau. The entities not controlled by the Bureau shall send this declaration directly to the Pension Fund Commission. 

Article - 3 -

If the employee, officer, or individual is subject to one of the Civil and Military Retirement Laws No. (13) of 1975 and (11) of 1976, during the first half of the month, retirement contributions will be deducted from their salary for the month in which they were subject on the basis of a full month. 

However, if the employee, officer, or individual is subject to one of the two Laws mentioned during the second half of the month, the pension contributions will be deducted from the beginning of the month following the month in which they were subject to one or other of these laws. 

Article - 4 -

No pension contributions will be deducted for periods of unpaid leave of various kinds, as well as for periods of suspension and absence from work for which it is decided to deprive an employee, officer, or natural person of his salary if they exceed fifteen days. Pension contributions shall again be deducted from the beginning of the month following the end of the unpaid leave, suspension, or cessation of work. 

If the aforementioned periods do not exceed fifteen days per month, the pension contributions for that month shall be deducted on the basis of a full month. 

Article - 5 -

The deduction of pension contributions from the salary of an employee, officer, or individual ceases on termination of service for any reason. 

Article - 6 -

Deductions made from this salary as a result of administrative or disciplinary sanctions, fines of any kind, or any other deduction are not considered to be a reduction in the salary of an employee, officer, or natural person. Pension contributions shall be levied on the entire basic salary due, regardless of the circumstances of any deductions or withholdings in accordance with the foregoing. 

Article - 7 -

If an employee, officer, or natural person is assigned to another entity, pension contributions will be deducted on the basis of his basic monthly salary for the month in which the assignment took place. Thereafter, the deduction will be made on the basis of the monthly basic salary that he receives from the entity to which he is seconded, taking into account any changes that occur to him in accordance with the first Article of this Decision. 

Article - 8 -

Having regard to the text of Clause (2) of the first Article of this Decision, the retirement benefits of each employee, officer, or individual whose service terminates for any reason whatsoever as a result of separation from service will be settled on the basis of the specified settlement salary for each retirement entitlement under both Civil and Military Retirement Laws No. (13) of 1975 and (11) of 1976, excluding increases in such salary which were not subject to deduction of pension contributions. 

Article - 9 -

Final settlements of pension contributions shall be made between the Pension Fund Commission, the various Ministries and departments, other government agencies, and public bodies and institutions during the last week of December of each year. 

Article - 10 -

Any provision that contradicts the provisions of this Decision shall be repealed. 

Article - 11 -

The Director General of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall be published in the Official Gazette and come into force on the first of January 1999. 

Ibrahim Abdel-Karim

Minister of Finance National Economy

Chairman of the Board of Directors

of the Pension Fund Commission

Issued on 23 Muharram 1420 A.H.

Corresponding to 9 May 1999 

Decision No. (17) of 2009 regarding the Withdrawal from Purchasing Virtual Service Periods or Merging Previous Service Periods

Resolution No. (17) Retirement for the Year 2009

Regarding the Withdrawal from Purchasing Virtual Service Periods or Merging Previous Service Periods for Employees, Officers, and Individuals

Minister of Finance, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Social Insurance Organization:

After reviewing:

Law No. (13) of 1975 concerning the regulation of pensions and retirement benefits for government employees and its amendments, particularly Articles (6, 7),

The Law on the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Officers and Individuals of the Bahrain Defense Force and Public Security, issued by Decree-Law No. (11) of 1976 and its amendments, particularly Articles (6, 8, and 8 bis),

Law No. (3) of 2008 regarding the Social Insurance Organization

Resolution No. (1) of 1990 regarding the conditions and procedures for merging notional service periods,

Resolution No. (1) of 1992 regarding the conditions and procedures for merging notional service periods for officers and individuals of the Bahrain Defense Force and Public Security,

Resolution No. (1) of 1996 regarding the conditions and procedures for merging previous service periods for employees subject to the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975, in accordance with the provisions of Decree-Law No. (17) of 1995,

Resolution No. (2) of 1996 regarding the conditions and procedures for merging previous service periods for officers and individuals of the Bahrain Defense Force and Public Security, in accordance with the provisions of Decree-Law No. (18) of 1995,

The Circular of the Minister of Finance and National Economy, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Pension Fund, issued on July 1, 1996, regarding the prohibition of withdrawal from merging previous or notional service periods,

The approval of the Board of Directors of the Social Insurance Organization in its meeting No. 2/2008 held on July 14, 2008,

And based on the presentation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Social Insurance Organization,

It has been decided as follows:

Article One

Employees, officers, or individuals subject to the provisions of Laws No. (13) of 1975 and (11) of 1976 may withdraw from merging previous or notional service periods once, in accordance with the following rules:

1. The withdrawal request must be submitted to the applicant’s employer using Form No. (1) attached to this resolution, and the employer must forward the request to the Social Insurance Organization.
2. The withdrawal request must apply to full years of previous or notional service without fractional years.
3. It is not permissible to withdraw from merging previous or notional service periods from which the employee, officer, or individual has already benefited; in such cases, they must continue payments to complete the merged years.
4. The full cost of the previous or notional service period must not have been fully paid. However, exceptions apply if the service period ends without benefiting the employee, officer, or individual. In such cases, the amounts paid for the unbenefited service period will be refunded before the withdrawal date.
5. If the cost of merging previous or notional service periods is being paid in monthly installments, settlement shall be conducted as follows:
   a) Determining the total original installments due to the organization.
   b) Determining the total installments paid to the organization from the start of the installment period until the end of the month in which the withdrawal was made.
   c) If the total installments paid cover one or more full years of previous or notional service, the installments shall be suspended starting the month following the approval of the withdrawal request.
   d) If the employee, officer, or individual has not gained any retirement benefits, the organization shall refund installments paid for fractional years.

Article Two

It is permissible, as applicable, to request the rescheduling of installment payments from five to ten years or vice versa, following the installment rules and coefficients specified in Table No. (5) attached to the Law on the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Government Employees, and the table attached to the Law on the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Officers and Individuals of the Bahrain Defense Force and Public Security, taking into account the installments already paid at the time of rescheduling request.

Article Three

The Social Insurance Organization shall notify the employer of the approval of the withdrawal request or the installment rescheduling request using Form No. (2) attached to this resolution.

Article Four

Any provision contrary to the provisions of this resolution shall be repealed.

Article Five

The Chief Executive Officer of the Social Insurance Organization shall implement this resolution, which shall come into effect on the day following its publication in the Official Gazette.

Minister of Finance
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Social Insurance Organization
Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
Issued on 3rd Ramadan 1430 AH
Corresponding to August 24, 2009

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Decision No. (2) of 2018 regarding the Loan System for Employees Subject to the Provisions of the Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees

President of the Board of Directors of the Social Insurance Organization:

Having reviewed the Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, as amended; 

Law No. (68) of 2006 approving the Unified System for Extending Social Insurance Protection to the citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries working in countries other than their own in any member state of the Council; 

Law No. (3) of 2008 regarding the Social Insurance Organization, as amended; 

Legislative Decree No. (47) of 2010 regarding the management and competencies of the Pension Fund for Bahraini and Non-Bahraini Officers and Personnel at the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security Forces, established under Legislative Decree No. (6) of 1991; 

Decree No. (18) of 2013 Restructuring of the Board of Directors of the Social Insurance Organization; 

Decision No. (2) of 1993 regarding the Loan System for Employees, officers and personnel subject to the provisions of the Civil and Military Retirement Laws; 

And upon the submission of the Chief Executive Officer of the Social Insurance Organization; 

And after the approval of the Board of Directors of the Social Insurance Organization, Hereby Decides:

Article One

The provisions of this Decision shall apply to all Bahraini employees subject to the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees except for employees subject to the provisions of Law No. (68) of 2006 approving the Unified System for Extending Social Insurance Protection to the citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries working in countries other than their own in any member state of the Council. 

Article Two

A special account shall be established within the Organisation for lending to employees subject to the provisions of this Decision. 

Its resources shall consist of the following: 

1- The share of the Civil Retirement Fund from the account designated for the lending system established by virtue of Decision No. (2) of 1993 regarding the Loan System for Employees, officers and personnel subject to the provisions of the Civil and Military Retirement Laws. 

2- The proceeds of the investment returns of the loans provided for in Article Six of this Decision. 

3- The proceeds of the instalments of loan amounts repaid monthly to the Organisation. 

Article Three

The acceptance of a loan requests requires the applicant to meet the following conditions: 

1- The actual period of service calculated for retirement shall not be less than five years at the time of submitting the loan request. 

2- The applicant shall not be indebted with instalments of a previous loan obtained under the provisions of this Decision or under the retirement replacement system. 

3- The repayment period for the loan amount shall not exceed the remaining period of service until reaching the retirement age. 

Article Four

After fulfilling the conditions mentioned in the previous article, the loan applicant shall agree to the following: 

1- Deducting the monthly instalments of the loan amount from his salary and transferring them to the Organisation. 

2- Deducting the present value of the remaining loan instalments from retirement benefits, or continuing to deduct the loan instalments from the pension in case of service termination before fully repaying the loan amount, or rescheduling the loan if the instalment exceeds one-fourth of the retirement pension. 

3- Deducting the investment return provided for in Article Six of this Decision in advance from the loan amount. 

Article Five

The loan amount shall be estimated based on the applicant's basic salary at the date of submitting the loan request, not exceeding the retirement gratuity, assuming that their service shall end with resignation or ten thousand Dinars, whichever is lower. 

Article Six

The investment return is estimated at (3%) annually on the loan amount. 

Article Seven

The loan amount shall disbursed to the borrower by depositing it into his designated bank account, after deducting the investment return as provided for in the previous article. 

Article Eight

The loan amount shall be repaid in equal monthly instalments not exceeding forty-eight instalments, and the deduction of instalments shall start from the salary of the month following the date of disbursement of the loan amount. 

Article Nine

The Organisation shall notify the entity to which the borrower is affiliated to take the necessary steps towards deducting the instalments and remitting them to the Organisation on a monthly basis. 

Article Ten

The repayment of the loan instalments shall be suspended during the period in which the borrower is not entitled to a salary, and the repayment shall resume immediately upon the entitlement of the salary, with the instalment period extended by the duration of the suspension. 

Article Eleven

The loan instalments shall be forfeited in case of the borrower's death, and the pension of the beneficiaries shall be settled accordingly. 

Article Twelve

The borrower may request at any time to suspend the deduction of loan instalments in exchange for repaying the remaining loan balance minus the investment return for the remaining period. In this case, the collection of loan instalments shall be suspended starting from the month following the repayment date. 

Article Thirteen

Obtaining another loan amount under the provisions of this Decision shall not be allowed except in the case of full repayment of the first loan instalments, with priority given to those who have not previously benefited from the provisions of this Decision. 

Article Fourteen

Taking into consideration the provisions of Article One of this Decision, the percentage of borrowers shall be (15%) of the total number of employees for each ministry, authority, institution or any other government authority. 

By a decision of the Board of Directors of the Organisation, based on the approval of the the Chief Executive Officer of the Organisation, the percentage mentioned in the preceding paragraph may be exceeded when financial provision is available in the fund. 

Article Fifteen

The Chief Executive Officer of the Social Insurance Organization shall implement the provisions of this Decision, and it shall come into force from the First following the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 

President of the Board of Directors of the Social Insurance Organization

Arif Saleh Khamis

Issued on: 27 Jumada al-Akhir 1439 A.H. 

Corresponding to: 15 March 2018 

Decision No. (1) of 2012 regarding the Conditions and Procedures for Transferring the Reserves of the Government Employees

Ministry of Finance.

Decision No. (1) of 2012 regarding the Conditions and Procedures for Transferring the Reserves of the Government Employees, Officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, and Insured Persons for their Periods of Service or Participation in Insurance between the Pension and Insurance Funds to which they are Subject 

Minister of Finance: 

Having reviewed the Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulating of Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Government Employees, as amended; 

Law regarding the regulation of the Pensions and Retirement Benefits for officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976, as amended; 

Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(24) of 1976, as amended; 

Legislative Decree No. (6) of 1991 establishing the Retirement Fund for personnel and officers of the Bahrain Defence Force, Public Security Force, Bahrainis and non-Bahrainis; 

National Guard Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(20) of 2000, as amended by Legislative Decree No. (38) of 2002; 

Legislative Decree No. (14) of 2002 establishing the National Security Agency, as amended, 

Law No. (3) of 2008 regarding the Social Insurance Organization; 

Legislative Decree No. (47) of 2010 regarding the Management and Powers of the Retirement Fund for Personnel and officers of the Bahrain Defence Force, Public Security Force, Bahrainis and non-Bahrainis, established by Legislative Decree No. (6) of 1991; 

Law No. (26) of 2011 regarding Transferring the Reserves of the Government Employees, Officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, and Insured Persons for their Periods of Service or Participation in the Insurance between the Pension and Insurance Funds to which they are Subject; 

And the Prime Minister’s Decision No. (5) of 1981 regarding the rules regulating the exchange of reserves between the various retirement funds, Hereby Decides:

Article (1)

In applying the provisions of this Decision, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to them below, unless the context requires otherwise: 

1) Beneficiary: Every employee, officer, individual or insured person subject to the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Government Employees or the law regulating pensions and retirement bonuses for officers and personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976 or the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (24) of 1976, and who submit a request to the current insurance entity to transfer his reserves for the period of his service or the period of his participation in the insurance with the previous insurance entity, and who was not entitled to a retirement pension and did not receive the bonus or one-time compensation. 

2) Previous insurance entity: The entity under whose law the beneficiary was subject. 

3) Current insurance entity: The entity under whose law the beneficiary has become subject. 

Article (2)

Taking into account the provisions of Article One of Law No. (26) of 2011 regarding Transferring the Reserves of Government Employees, Officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, and Insured Persons for their Periods of Service or Participation in the Insurance between the Pension and Insurance Funds to which they are Subject, the beneficiary submits a request to transfer the reserves between the retirement and insurance funds On the form attached to this decision - complete with all the required data - to the current insurance entity, which undertakes to refer the application to the previous insurance entity as soon as it is received. 

The beneficiary may submit the request through his employer. 

Article (3)

The service period or the participation period which reserves are required to be transferred may not be divided. 

It is also not permissible to request the transfer of reserves for a period of service or a period of participation previously benefited from by consolidation, and the dues for that period shall be settled in accordance with the provisions of the law to which the beneficiary was subject. 

Article (4)

The previous insurance entity calculates the reserves for the entire period of service of the beneficiary or the period of his participation in the insurance based on the proceeds of his participations against old-age, disability and death insurance branch that were deducted from his salary or wages, the share of the government or the employer that was paid for his account, and the cost of the hypothetical periods purchased, added and consolidated to his service period or subscription period plus the investment returns achieved on the collected subscriptions or the sums collected during the period from the date of submission to the law to which he was subjected or from the date of consolidation, as the case may be, until the date of transfer of the proceeds to the fund to which he became affiliated. 

The cost of the unfunded added periods is estimated on the basis of the contributions’ proceeds that were supposed to be paid for those periods at the time of acquiring the right to them, with the due returns being paid according to the foregoing. 

Article (5)

The previous insurance entity shall transfer the aforementioned reserves to the current insurance entity within a period not exceeding ninety days from the date of referring the request to it. 

The latter shall notify the beneficiary, by registered letter, of the completion of the transfer of his reserves and the period calculated for him within fifteen days from the date of completion of the transfer. 

Article (6)

It is not permissible to abandon the request to transfer the reserves after the completion of their transfer. 

The transfer of reserves shall not be prevented by the death of the beneficiary after the completion of the procedures for submitting a transfer request, and the previous insurance entity shall be obliged to transfer the reserves within the period referred to in the previous article of this decision. 

In the latter case, the current insurance entity shall notify the beneficiary, by registered letter, of the completion of the transfer of the reserves and the period calculated therein within fifteen days from the date of completion of the transfer. 

Article (7)

It is not permissible to complete the reserves transfer procedures in the event that there is a deduction from the salary or monthly instalments of the beneficiary in favour of the fund in the previous insurance entity, unless he settles those amounts, in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations. 

Article (8)

This decision does not apply to cases of transfer, installation or re-installation stipulated in the Prime Minister Decision No. (5) of 1981 regarding the rules regulating the exchange of reserves between different retirement funds. 

Article (9)

This Decision shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of the date of its publication. 

Minister of Finance.

Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa

Issued on: 21 Safaar 1433 A.H. 

Corresponding to: 15 January 2012 

Decision No. (1) of 1975 Concerning the Classification of Occupational Diseases

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Decision No. (4) of 1986 regarding the rules for Assessing and Disbursing Expenses for the Transfer of an Employee or Worker Subject to the Provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 in the event of a Work Injury

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it;

And Legislative Decree No. (9) of 1986 amending Some Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 Referred to;

And after the approval of the President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission, Hereby Decides:

Article (1)

The Pension Fund Commission is committed to covering the expenses of transferring the injured person by ordinary or private means of transportation from their place of residence to the treatment location and vice versa, in accordance with the decisions made by the treating doctor in this regard.

Article (2)

The timing of disbursing transfer expenses follows the schedules specified for the disbursement of salary compensation as stipulated in Article (60) of Law No. 13 of 1975 referred to.

Article (3)

The provisions stipulated in the previous two articles shall apply to cases of transferring the injured person from their place of residence to locations for medical or laboratory examinations to prepare and install necessary compensatory devices, or to the place of rehabilitation for using those devices, or to the competent medical committee for assessing the degree of permanent disability, or for a medical re-examination.

Article (4)

In the case of treating the injured person outside the State of Bahrain, the expenses for accommodation outside the treatment facility and air travel, whether in economy class or first class, shall be in accordance with the regulations of the civil service regarding the travel expenses of government employees abroad.

Article (5)

If the competent medical committee decides that the condition of the injured person necessitates the presence of an accompanying person during treatment abroad, the Pension Fund Commission shall bear the travel expenses for the companion in accordance with the provisions applicable to the injured person. Additionally, the Commission shall also bear the expenses of any accompanying members of the medical committee if the condition of the injured person requires their presence.

Article (6)

If the service of the injured person ends for any reason before completing their treatment, the Pension Fund Commission shall continue to disburse the eligible transfer expenses for the injured person in accordance with the provisions of this Decision until the end of the treatment period.

Article (7)

In the event of the death of the injured person outside the State of Bahrain, the Pension Fund Commission shall be committed to covering the expenses of preparing and transporting their remains from the treatment location to their home country.

Article (8)

The Director of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force on the day of its publication the Official Gazette.

Minister of Finance National Economy

President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim

Issued on: 25 Shawwal 1406 A.H.

Corresponding to: 2 July 1986

Decision No. (4) of 1985 on the procedures and documents for the entitlement and disbursement of pension rights

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Decision No. (5) of 1985 regarding the Necessary Procedures to Establish a Work Injury

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed the Article (21) Law No. 13 of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, as amended;

Decision of the Minister of Health No. (1) of 1975 regarding the Determination of Occupational Diseases;

And Decision of the Minister of Health No. (4) of 1976 regarding the Formation of Medical Committees and Specifying their Competencies;

And upon the submission of the Director of the Pension Fund Commission, Hereby Decides:

Article -1-

Without prejudice to reporting any of the occupational diseases listed in the Decision No. (1) of 1975 regarding the Determination of Occupational Diseases, it is incumbent upon the employee or worker or one of their relatives to notify the ministry or the directorate or the government entity where they work of any accident that occurs to them during their commute to or from work, which interrupts their work, within 48 hours from the date of the accident. The notification shall include the name of the employee or worker, their address, the entity to which they were transferred for treatment, as well as the number and date of the police report issued for the accident.

Article -2-

Ministries, directorates, and other government entities shall prepare a notification form for injuries to be provided in duplicate in the event of an injury resulting from an accident to the employee or worker while performing their work and due to it. They shall also report any injuries to

their employees or workers resulting from an accident that occurs during their commute to or from work, in accordance with the preceding article.

Article -3-

If the injury results in the death of the employee or worker or their inability to continue working, the ministry, directorate, or government entity to which they are affiliated shall refer the injury papers to the competent medical committee at the Ministry of Health to assess the extent of the injury's connection to work, determine the type of disability, and its degree in the case of unfitness for continued service.

Article -4-

Taking into account the provisions of Ministerial Decision No. (4) of 1985 regarding the Procedures and Documents Required for the Entitlement and Disbursement of Retirement Rights for Government Employees, the ministries, departments, and other government entities shall provide the Pension Fund Commission with the original injury notification form and a copy of the police report regarding the injury within a maximum of two weeks from the date of service termination.

Article -5-

This Decision shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of the date of its publication.

Minister of Finance and National Economy

President of the Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim Mohammed

Issued On 8 Safar 1406 A.H.

Corresponding to 22 October 1985

Decision No. (1) of 2012 regarding the Conditions and Procedures for Transferring the Reserves of the Government Employees

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Having reviewed the Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulating of Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Government Employees, as amended;

Law regarding the regulation of the Pensions and Retirement Benefits for officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976, as amended; 

Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(24) of 1976, as amended; 

Legislative Decree No. (6) of 1991 establishing the Retirement Fund for personnel and officers of the Bahrain Defence Force, Public Security Force, Bahrainis and non-Bahrainis; 

National Guard Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(20) of 2000, as amended by Legislative Decree No. (38) of 2002; 

Legislative Decree No. (14) of 2002 establishing the National Security Agency, as amended, 

Law No. (3) of 2008 regarding the Social Insurance Organization; 

Legislative Decree No. (47) of 2010 regarding the Management and Powers of the Retirement Fund for Personnel and officers of the Bahrain Defence Force, Public Security Force, Bahrainis and non-Bahrainis, established by Legislative Decree No. (6) of 1991; 

Law No. (26) of 2011 regarding Transferring the Reserves of the Government Employees, Officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, and Insured Persons for their Periods of Service or Participation in the Insurance between the Pension and Insurance Funds to which they are Subject; 

And the Prime Minister’s Decision No. (5) of 1981 regarding the rules regulating the exchange of reserves between the various retirement funds, Hereby Decides:

Article (1)

In applying the provisions of this Decision, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to them below, unless the context requires otherwise: 

1) Beneficiary: Every employee, officer, individual or insured person subject to the provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Benefits for Government Employees or the law regulating pensions and retirement bonuses for officers and personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (11) of 1976 or the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (24) of 1976, and who submit a request to the current insurance entity to transfer his reserves for the period of his service or the period of his participation in the insurance with the previous insurance entity, and who was not entitled to a retirement pension and did not receive the bonus or one-time compensation. 

2) Previous insurance entity: The entity under whose law the beneficiary was subject. 

3) Current insurance entity: The entity under whose law the beneficiary has become subject. 

Article (2)

Taking into account the provisions of Article One of Law No. (26) of 2011 regarding Transferring the Reserves of Government Employees, Officers and Personnel of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, and Insured Persons for their Periods of Service or Participation in the Insurance between the Pension and Insurance Funds to which they are Subject, the beneficiary submits a request to transfer the reserves between the retirement and insurance funds On the form attached to this decision - complete with all the required data - to the current insurance entity, which undertakes to refer the application to the previous insurance entity as soon as it is received. 

The beneficiary may submit the request through his employer. 

Article (3)

The service period or the participation period which reserves are required to be transferred may not be divided. 

It is also not permissible to request the transfer of reserves for a period of service or a period of participation previously benefited from by consolidation, and the dues for that period shall be settled in accordance with the provisions of the law to which the beneficiary was subject. 

Article (4)

The previous insurance entity calculates the reserves for the entire period of service of the beneficiary or the period of his participation in the insurance based on the proceeds of his participations against old-age, disability and death insurance branch that were deducted from his salary or wages, the share of the government or the employer that was paid for his account, and the cost of the hypothetical periods purchased, added and consolidated to his service period or subscription period plus the investment returns achieved on the collected subscriptions or the sums collected during the period from the date of submission to the law to which he was subjected or from the date of consolidation, as the case may be, until the date of transfer of the proceeds to the fund to which he became affiliated. 

The cost of the unfunded added periods is estimated on the basis of the contributions’ proceeds that were supposed to be paid for those periods at the time of acquiring the right to them, with the due returns being paid according to the foregoing. 

Article (5)

The previous insurance entity shall transfer the aforementioned reserves to the current insurance entity within a period not exceeding ninety days from the date of referring the request to it. 

The latter shall notify the beneficiary, by registered letter, of the completion of the transfer of his reserves and the period calculated for him within fifteen days from the date of completion of the transfer. 

Article (6)

It is not permissible to abandon the request to transfer the reserves after the completion of their transfer. 

The transfer of reserves shall not be prevented by the death of the beneficiary after the completion of the procedures for submitting a transfer request, and the previous insurance entity shall be obliged to transfer the reserves within the period referred to in the previous article of this decision. 

In the latter case, the current insurance entity shall notify the beneficiary, by registered letter, of the completion of the transfer of the reserves and the period calculated therein within fifteen days from the date of completion of the transfer. 

Article (7)

It is not permissible to complete the reserves transfer procedures in the event that there is a deduction from the salary or monthly instalments of the beneficiary in favour of the fund in the previous insurance entity, unless he settles those amounts, in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations. 

Article (8)

This decision does not apply to cases of transfer, installation or re-installation stipulated in the Prime Minister Decision No. (5) of 1981 regarding the rules regulating the exchange of reserves between different retirement funds. 

Article (9)

This Decision shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of the date of its publication. 

Minister of Finance.

Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa

Issued on: 21 Safaar 1433 A.H. 

Corresponding to: 15 January 2012 

Decision of the Minister of Finance and National Economy No. (22) of 2020

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Decision No. (1) of 1986 regarding the Cases and Conditions for Considering an Injury Resulting from Stress or Exhaustion at Work as a Work Injury

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the organisation of pensions and retirement benefits for civil servants and State employees and the laws that amend it;

And Legislative Decree No. (9) of 1986 amending some provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975,

After the approval of the Minister of Health;

And after the approval of the Board of the General Authority for Pension Fund;

Hereby Decides:

Article -1-

An injury resulting from stress or exhaustion is considered a work-related injury provided that the age of the injured person at the time of the injury does not exceed sixty or sixty-five in the case of prolonged service and that the following conditions are met:

1- That the stress or exhaustion results from extra effort exerted, whether in the original work or elsewhere.

2- That the stress or exhaustion leads the employee to suffer from one of the medical conditions listed in clause four of Table No. (2) attached to Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the organisation of pensions and retirement benefits for government employees. This is proved by a certificate from the competent medical commission of the Ministry of Health.

Article -2-

The percentage of disability resulting from stress or exhaustion is estimated according to the fourth clause of Table No. (2) attached to Law No. (13) of 1975.

Article -3-

The Director of the General Authority of the Pension Fund shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Minister of Finance and National Economy National Economy

President of the Board of Directors

Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdel Karim

Issued on: 25 Shawwal 1406 A.H.

Corresponding to: 2 July 1986

Decision No. (2) of 1986 Regarding the Determination of Chronic, Intractable, and Mental Illnesses Considered as Permanent Total Disability

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it;

And Legislative Decree No. (9) of 1986 amending Some Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975;

Upon the approval of the Minister of Health;

And after the approval of the President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission, Hereby Decides:

Article (1)

Injuries resulting from any of the following chronic, intractable, or mental illnesses, whether considered occupational or non-occupational, shall be considered as permanent total disability:

1- Malignant tumours, if accompanied by complications or significantly affecting a vital organ, thereby limiting the employee or worker subject to the provisions of Law No. 13 of 1975 from performing their work.

2- Hodgkin's disease and lymph node cancer that does not respond to treatment.

3- Malignant blood diseases such as leukaemia that have exhausted all forms of treatment and are not expected to improve.

4- Leprosy that does not respond to treatment or is accompanied by noticeable facial and limb deformities that limit the productivity of the employee or worker.

5- Neurological diseases that have exhausted all forms of treatment, have not healed, and are not expected to improve, such as Parkinson's

disease, chorea, multiple sclerosis, and confirmed and recurrent seizures in organic epilepsy that do not respond to treatment.

6- Chest diseases: Dual pulmonary tuberculosis that has exhausted all forms of treatment and the condition has not stabilized - emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, extensive lung parenchyma destruction, and widespread lung tuberculosis (silicosis), if the areas of silicosis in the lungs exceed one-third of the right lung area or are accompanied by pulmonary tuberculosis or heart failure.

7- Chronic advanced heart failure that does not respond to treatment.

8- Severe hypertension (320/210 or higher, accompanied by myocardial hypertrophy and stress, as confirmed by heart measurements and electrocardiograms, that does not respond to treatment.

9- Chronic kidney failure accompanied by a blood urea level of over 300 mg and a blood creatinine level of over eight mg that does not respond to treatment.

10- Splenomegaly accompanied by abdominal ascites and liver fibrosis that does not respond to treatment.

11- Esophageal varices accompanied by recurrent bleeding that does not respond to medical or surgical treatment.

12- Addison's disease that does not respond to treatment.

13- Gangrene resulting from diabetes or arterial diseases that do not respond to medical or surgical treatment.

14- Diseases of the motor system: Such as deformities resulting from severe bone and joint diseases and injuries leading to permanent disability exceeding 75% of the overall body mobility, and advanced muscle atrophy diseases resulting in muscle weakness of 75% or more.

15- Psoriasis and eruptive disease if the degree of spread exceeds 75% of the body's skin surface area and does not respond to treatment.

16- Severe visual impairment in both eyes (less than 1/60 for each eye separately) that does not improve with the use of prescription glasses, medical treatment, or surgery.

17- Mental illnesses that have exhausted all forms of treatment and have not been cured, and for which no improvement is expected, as determined by the specialized medical committee at the Ministry of Health.

Article (2)

The Director of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force on the day of its publication the Official Gazette.

Minister of Finance and National Economy

President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim

Issued on: 25 Shawwal 1406 A.H.

Corresponding to: 2 July 1986

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Decision No. (3) of 1986 regarding the Determination of the Insurance Grade for Treating Work Injuries

Minister of Finance and National Economy:

Having reviewed Law No. (13) of 1975 regarding the Regulation of Pensions and Retirement Gratuities for Government Employees, and the laws that amend it;

And Legislative Decree No. (9) of 1986 amending Some Provisions of Law No. (13) of 1975;

Upon the approval of the Minister of Health;

And after the approval of the President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission;

Hereby Decides:

Article (1)

The following medical levels are the required specifications for treatment under the insurance grade:

First: General Doctors Services:

1- The general doctor shall be licensed to practice medicine in the State of Bahrain.

2- Each general doctor shall have at least one nurse and one worker to assist in serving the visiting injured individuals.

Second: Specialist or Consultant Doctors’ Services.

1- The following medical specialities shall be available:

a- General Surgery.

b- Ophthalmology.

c- Ear, Nose, and Throat.

d- Dermatology and Venereal Diseases.

e- Chest Diseases.

f- Orthopaedic Surgery.

g- Neurological and Psychological Diseases.

h- Internal Medicine.

i- Dentistry.

j- Any other specialities required for the treatment of work injuries.

2- Specialist or consultant doctors shall be responsible for examining cases referred to them by general doctors.

Third: Hospital, Rehabilitation Centre, or Other Treatment Institutions Services.

1- Medical services shall be provided in a private room within government or private hospitals as determined by the Pension Fund Commission.

2- Tuberculosis, refractory, mental, and infectious diseases shall be treated in hospitals or in sections designated for the treatment of these diseases.

3- Hospitals or other treatment institutions shall provide physiotherapy services to the injured and shall provide the necessary compensatory devices.

4- Each injured person shall have a personal file at the hospital where they are being treated, documenting all the insurance medical services decided for them during the treatment and rehabilitation period.

5- If the necessary compensatory devices are not available in hospitals or treatment institutions designated by the Pension Fund Commission, they shall be provided by specialized suppliers at the expense of the Commission.

6- Medications for the injured shall be dispensed from hospital pharmacies or treatment institutions responsible for treating the injured.

Article (2)

The provisions mentioned earlier shall be considered if the specialized medical committee or the appellate medical committee at the Ministry of Health decides to treat the injured person outside the State of Bahrain.

Article (3)

The Director of the Pension Fund Commission shall implement this Decision, and it shall come into force on the day of its publication the Official Gazette.

Minister of Finance National Economy

President of the Board of Directors of the Pension Fund Commission

Ibrahim Abdul-Karim

Issued on: 25 Shawwal 1406 A.H.

Corresponding to: 2 July 1986