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ACTS , RULE​S, REGULATIONS AND OTHE​R NOTIFICATIONSCHAPTER / NOTIFICATION NODATE COMING INTO FORCEB.L.R.O.
TABUNG AMANAH PEKERJA ACT [1999 Ed.]  - refer to  EMPLOYEE TRUST ACTCAP. 16701-01-19931/1999
TABUNG AMANAH PEKERJA BOARD ORDER, 2016​S 2/2016​01-04-2014​​
Notification of Appointments:
​Notification of appointment of Managing Director
​GN 89/2019
​01-01-2018 until 06-03-2018
​Notification of appointment of members of Board of Directors of Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board
​GN 90/2019
01-01-2018 until 06-03-2018
​Notification of appointment of members of Board of Directors of Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board
​GN 91/2019
​07-03-2018 until 03-04-2018
TAKAFUL ORDER, 2008S 100/200830-09-2008
Notification of date of commencement
S 112/2008

Amended by -



Takaful (Amendment) Order, 2009S 40/200930-09-2008
section 79 of Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam Order, 2010S 103/201001-01-2011
​Takaful (Amendment) Order, 2015​S 39/2015​23-06-2015​
​​​section 247 (Consequential amendments of the Fourth Schedule) of Insolvency Order, 2016​​​​​​S 1/2016​01-03-2016
Takaful Regulations, 2008S 101/200830-09-2008
Amended by -
Takaful (Amendment) Regulations, 2015​​S 40/2015​01-07-2015​
Notification of registration of Brunei Darussalam takaful operatorsGN 356/2015


Notification of appointment of Authority [ sec. 4(1) ] -


Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance to be the AuthorityGN 627/2008

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT [1984 Ed.] - Repealed by the Telecommunications Order, 2001 (S 38/2001) w.e.f 01-04-2006CAP. 54Repealed1/1984
Subsidiary Legislations:


Telegraph RegulationsCAP. 5401-11-19741/1984
Satellite Radiocommunication Apparatus Regulations 1988 - Repealed by sec. 88 of Telecommunications (Radio-Communication) Regulations, 2013
S 5/198901-08-1992
Notification of Date of coming into operationS 30/1992

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORDER, 2001​S 38/2001​​01-04-2006
Notification under section 1(1) - Date of CommencementS 33/2006

Subsidiary Legislation:


Telecommunications (Exemption from Sections 33,34(1)(b) and 35) Notification, 2018
​S 39/2018
​01-04-2018
Telecommunications (Radio-Communication) Regulations, 2013S 86/201304-12-2013
Notification of authorised officers - sec.62(1)GN 406/2015
TELECOMMUNICATION SUCCESSOR COMPANY ORDER, 2001​S 37/2001​01-04-2006
Corrigendum S 37/2001
S 25/2006

Notification under section 1(1) - Date of CommencementS 34/2006

Order under section 2 - succession date for the purpose of section 3​S 35/2006​01-04-2006
Nomination under section 3(1)(a) - Telekom Brunei Bhd as the telecommunication successor companyS 36/2006





TERRITORIAL WATERS OF BRUNEI ACT [2002 Ed.]​CAP. 138​10-02-1983​4/2002
Subsidiary Legislation:


Notification under section 3 (map indicating the areas of territorial waters)CAP.138, N 1
4/2002
TOBACCO ORDER, 2005S 49/200501-06-2008
Notification of date of commencement under section 1(1)S 45/2008

Subsidiary Legislation:


Tobacco (Composition of Offences) Regulations, 2007S 38/200701-06-2008
Tobacco (Labelling) Regulations, 2007S 37/200701-12-2008
Amended by -


Tobacco (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008 S 46/2008

Tobacco (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012S 22/2012
01-09-2012
Tobacco (Licencing of Importers, Wholesalers and Retailers) Regulations, 2007S 36/200701-06-2008
Tobacco (Prohibition in Certain Places) Notification, 2007S 35/200701-06-2008
Amended by -



Tobacco (Prohibition in Certain Places) (Amendment) Notification, 2012S 23/2012
01-03-2012
Notification of appointment of authorised officers [s.23(1)]GN 1097/2017
01-06-2017 until 31-08-2020
TOKYO CONVENTION ACT [2008 Ed.]CAP.19824-05-20007/2008
​TOURISM ORDER, 2016​S 68/2016​26-10-2016
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT CONTROL) ACT [1984 Ed.] - Repealed by Town and Country Planning Order, 2015 (S 61/2015) w.e.f. 01-01-2017CAP.143​19-09-1972​1/1984
Ameded by -
Town and Country Planning (Development Control) Act (Amendment) Order, 2016
​S 51/2016
​15-03-2016
Subsidiary Legislations:


Town and Country Planning (Control of Development and Use of Land and Buildings) RegulationsCAP.14325-05-19741/1984
Town and Country Planning (Control of Subdivision and Consolidation of Land) RegulationsCAP.14312-05-19731/1984
Town and Country Planning (Development Control) (Control of Advertisments) Regulations, 2008 - Repealed by sec. 14 of the Building Control (Advertisement, Billboard and Signboard) Regulations, 2016S 56/2008
01-07-2008
Notification of date of commencement of S 56/08S 105/2008

Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Provisions) RegulationsCAP.14325-05-19741/1984
Declaration under section 3 (Development Control Area) :


Subok Development Control AreaS 69/1975

Amended by -S 74/1978

Main Road Development Control Areas - 500 yards each side from the centre line of the following roads :S 152/1974 Note:
Area 1 - Jalan Gadong from BSB Municipal Boundary to the Eastern boundary Gadong Estatethe Development
Area 2 - Jalan Berakas from the BSB Municipal Boundary to the entrance of Berakas Camp Control Areas
Area 3 - Jalan Kota Batu from its junction with Jalan Muara to BSB Municipal Boundary(in red colour)
Area 4 - Jalan Seria from Tutong District Boundary to Sungai Beraare
Area 5 - Jalan Tutong form Brunei/Muara District Boundary to Tutong Municipal Boundaryrevoked
Jalan Penghubung Tungku Development Control AreaGN 508/2001by
Tapak Diplomatik Jalan Kebangsaan Control AreaGN 510/2001GN 107/2010
Jalan Berakas Development Control AreaGN 512/2001

Seria - Tutong (Extension) Development Control Area
GN 348/2008

Telisai - Danau Development Control AreaGN 349/2008

Subdivision Development Control Area - The whole of the State of Brunei to be a Development Control AreaS 153/1974

Muara Development Control AreaS 49/1975

Jalan Muara Development Control AreaS 5/1987

Jalan Penghubung Kiulap – Pusar Ulak Development Control AreaGN 506/2001

The whole of Brunei Darussalam not being within a Municipal Board area should be subject to development control to be a Development Control Area
GN 107/2010
01-02-2010
Notification of appointment of Competent Authority


Subdivision and Consolidation Control Competent Authority in respect of the "Subdivision Development Control Area"GN 474/201401-04-2014

Development Control Authority (Main Roads) in respect of the "Main Road" S 155/1974

Development Control AreasS 20/1975

Muara Development Control Competent AuthorityS 50/1975

Subok Development Control Competent AuthorityS 70/1975

Jalan Muara Development Control Competent AuthorityS 6/1987

Jalan Penghubung Kiulap – Pusar Ulak Development Control Competent AuthorityGN 507/2001

Tapak Diplomatik Jalan Kebangsaan Development Competent AuthorityGN 511/2001

Jalan Berakas Development Control Competent AuthorityGN. 513/2001

Seria - Tutong (Extension) Development Control Area Competent AuthorityGN 347/2008

Telisai - Danau Development Control Area Competent AuthorityGN 346/2008

Development Control Area declared on 1/2/2010GN 106/2010

​Authority for Building and Construction Industry (ABCi) to be the Development Control Competent Authority (Land and Building)​GN 97/2015
​01-12-2014
Notice -


Notice following the declaration of the Main Road Development Control Areas [S 152/74]S 156/1974

Notice following the declaration of the whole State of Brunei as a Subdivision Development Contol Area [S 153/74]S 157/1974

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ORDER, 2015​S 61/201501-01-2017
​Notification of commencement
​S 31/2018
Subsidiary Legislation:
​Notification of appointment of Planning Authority [sec. 6(1)]
​GN 772/2018
​01-01-2017
Town and Country Planning (Composition of Offences) Regulations, 2018
​S 37/2018
​01-01-2017
TOWN PLANNERS REGISTRATION ORDER, 2014
​S 40/2014
01-01-2019
​Notification of commencement
​S 5/2019

TRADE DISPUTES ACT [1984 Ed.]CAP. 12921-01-19621/1984
TRADE MARKS ACT [2000 Ed.]CAP. 9801-06-2000 except sec. 75-812/2000
Amended by -



Trade Marks Act (Amendment) Order, 2014​​S 42/2014
​01-06-2013
Trade Marks Act (Amendment) Order, 2017​S 3/2017​26-01-2017
Trade Marks Act (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2017​S 89/2017​21-03-2017
Subsidiary Legislation:
Trade Marks RulesCAP. 9801-06-20002/2000
​Amended by -
​Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2017​S 4/2017​26-01-2017
Trade Marks (Importation of Infringing Goods) RegulationsCAP. 9801-06-20002/2000
​Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules, 2018
​​S 29/2018
​​21-03-2017
Notification of Appointments:
Appointment of Registrar of Trade Marks
GN 955/2017
21-03-2017

​Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks
​GN 956/2017
​21-03-2017
Appointment of Deputy Registrars of Trade Marks
GN 1023/2014
01-06-2013 until 28-02-2014

​Cessation of Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks
​GN 1162/2017​01-01-2016
​Appointment of Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks
​GN 40/2018​21-03-2017
TRADE UNIONS ACT [1984 Ed.]CAP. 12820-01-19621/1984
Trade Unions Act (Amendment) Order, 2015
​S 51/2015
​20-10-2015
Subsidiary Legislation:


Trade Unions (Accounting Procedure) RegulationsCAP.12817-07-19621/1984
Trade Unions (Registration) RegulationsCAP.12820-02-19621/1984
Commissioner of Labour as Registrar of Trade UnionsS 34/196220-01-1962
List of Registered Trade Unions:
S 247/1962
S 177/1968
S 156/1972
17-07-1962
16-05-1968
19-07-1972

TRAFFICKING AND SMUGGLING OF PERSONS ORDER, 2004​S 82/2004​20-12-2004
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTER OF LAW ACT [2000 Ed.]​CAP.186​16-09-1998​2/2000
Transfer of Function of Minister of Law :


Chapter 13, 39, 72, 92, 98, sec. 16(3) and 48 of S 32/94S 32/199816-09-1998
Chapter 150 S 33/199816-09-1998
Chapter 1, S 14/84, S 57/89, S 4/91, S 21/93, S 33/95, S 11/96S 12/199924-02-1999
Chapter 7, 22, 67, 108, and Rules of Supreme Court of Chapter 5 S 37/199926-07-1999
TRAVEL AGENTS ACT [1984 Ed.] - Repealed by Tourism Order, 2016 [S 68/2016] w.e.f. 26-10-2016CAP. 10301-01-19821/1984
Amended by -


Travel Agents Act (Amendment) Order, 2012S 96/2012
07-03-1995
Subsidiary legislation was made under the repealed Travel Agents Act (Chapter 103) but was saved by section 49(1) of the Tourism Order, 2016 (S 68/2016)


Travel Agents RegulationsCAP. 10301-01-19821/1984
Amended by -


Travel Agents (Amendment) Regulations, 2013S 67/201307-03-1995
Notification of appointment -
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources to be the Authority for the purpose of the Act [sec. 5 (1)]GN 865/201307-03-1995
​Notification of appointment of person to assist Authority [sec. 5(2)]​GN 642/2014
​01-01-2014
TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN BRUNEI AND UNITED KINGDOM [1984 Ed.]​SUP. 1​1/1984
TRESPASS ON ROYAL PROPERTY ACT [1984 Ed.]CAP. 2301-01-19181/1984
​Amended by -
​Trespass (Amendment) Order, 2014
​S 52/2014
07-10-2014​



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