17,0 Employees Social Security Act, 1969

17.1 Registration with SOCSO 

Without prejudice to his liability to indemnify the Government under clause 16, the Contractor shall register or cause to register all local workmen employed in the execution of the wORKS AND WHO ARE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE eMPLOYEE'S sOCIAL sECURITY sCHEME ('THE socso sCHEME') in accordance with the Employee's Social Security Act 1969 or any subsequyent modification or re-enactment of the said Act. For the purpose of this sub-clause, the term "local workmen" shall include workmen who are Malaysian citizens and those who have permanent resident status. 

17.2 Contribution to SOCSO 

The Contractor shall submit the Code Number and Social Security Numbers of all the workmen registered under the SOCSO scheme to the S.O. for verification. The Contractor shall make payment of all contribution from time to time on the first contribution day on which the same ought to be paid and until the completion of this Contract and it shall be the duty of the Contractor to produce to the S.O. contribution statement or payument vouchers as evidence of payment of such contribution, whether demanded or not. 

17.3 Default in Complying with SOCSO 

If the Contractor fails to comply with the terms of this Clause, the Government or the S.O. on its behalf may without prejudice to any other remedy available to the Government for breach of any terms of this Contract: 

(a) withhold an amount from any money which would otherwise be due to the Contractor under this Contract and which in the opinion of the S.O. will satisfy any claims for compensation by workmen that would have been borne by SOCSO Scheme had the Contractor not made default in maintaining the contribution; and/or 

(b) pay such contributions as have become due and remain unpaid and deduct the amount of such contrubiton includingt On-Cost Charges ( calculated by applying the Percentage of On-Cost Charges stated in Appendix to the contributions paid), from any money due or to become due to the Contractor under this Contract, and failing which such contributions shall be recovered from the Performance Bond or as a debt due from the Contractor.