ACT
(Acts 18 of 2000 and 2 of 2020)
Act 18 of 2000 .. in force 1 January 2000
Amended by Act 2 of 2020 .. in force 23 April 2020
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
| 1. | Short title |
| 2. | Interpretation |
PART 2
ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL INSURANCE FUND AND THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
| 3. | Establishment of National Insurance Fund |
| 4. | Establishment of National Insurance Corporation |
| 5. | National Insurance Board |
| 6. | Minister's powers and Board's duty to give advice and submit annual reports |
| 7. | Committees of the Board |
| 8. | Validity of Board's actions and protection of members |
| 9. | Power of Board to enter into arrangements with public authorities |
| 10. | Appointment, duties and powers of Director |
| 11. | Termination of Director's appointment and resignation |
| 12. | Deputy Director |
| 13. | Board to appoint Secretary |
| 14. | Inspectors |
| 15. | Appointment of other officers |
| 16. | Appointment of Legal, Medical Officers and other Advisors |
| 17. | Transfers from the Public Service and vice versa |
| 18. | Declaration of secrecy |
| 19. | Present employees retained |
PART 3
FINANCE
| 20. | Investment Committee |
| 21. | Investment of surplus moneys |
| 22. | Accounts and financial statements |
| 23. | Board to submit financial statement for laying before the House |
| 24. | Actuarial review |
| 25. | Approval of borrowing by Minister and of the House for guarantee of any borrowing |
PART 4
INSURED PERSONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
| 26. | Persons insured |
| 27. | Regulations for persons not falling under section 26 |
| 28. | Liability to make deductions and contributions |
| 29. | Exceptions from liability to make contribution |
| 30. | Regulations for contributions and exemptions |
| 31. | Liability of person providing employees to others |
| 32. | Deductions from wages |
| 33. | Payment of contributions |
| 34. | Surcharge for late payment |
| 35. | Crediting of unpaid contributions |
| 36. | Employment by more than one employer |
| 37. | Contributions and other payments where benefit drawn |
| 38. | Contributions or benefits to be inalienable |
| 39. | Regulations relating to payment and collection of contributions |
| 40. | Contributions exempt from Income Tax Act |
PART 5
BENEFITS
| 41. | Benefits |
| 42. | Entitlement to benefit |
| 43. | Contribution credits during receipt of short-term benefit |
| 44. | Conditions for sickness benefit |
| 45. | Conditions for invalidity benefit |
| 46. | Calculation of day of incapacity for work |
| 47. | Regulations for sickness and invalidity benefits |
| 48. | Maternity grant and allowance |
| 49. | Entitlement to maternity allowance |
| 50. | Regulations for maternity allowance |
| 51. | Calculation of daily rate of maternity allowance |
| 52. | Unmarried woman and maintenance under Affiliation Act |
| 53. | Hospitalisation grant |
| 54. | Scheme of medical insurance |
| 55. | Survivor's benefit |
| 56. | Survivor's pension and grant |
| 57. | Regulations relating to survivor's benefits |
| 58. | Matters affecting entitlement to age pension |
| 59. | Entitlement to age grant |
| 60. | Regulations concerning age pensions and grants |
| 61. | Funeral grant |
| 62. | Employment injuries |
| 63. | Presumptions regarding employment injury |
| 64. | Conditions where employment injury benefit not payable |
| 65. | Regulations for employment Injury |
PART 5A
ECONOMIC RELIEF PROGRAMME
| 65A. | Economic relief programme |
| 65B. | Entitlement under an economic relief programme |
| 65C. | Conditions under an economic relief programme |
| 65D. | Claim for economic relief |
| 65E. | Payment under an economic relief programme |
| 65F. | Grounds for ceasing payment |
| 65G. | Regulations for economic relief programme |
PART 6
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF STATUTORY BOARDS
| 66. | Regulations for treating public servants as insured persons |
| 67. | Modification or repeal of Public Service Pension Scheme |
PART 7
MARINERS AND AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL
| 68. | Regulations for mariners and aircraft personnel |
| 69. | Regulations re wives or widows of mariners and aircraft personnel |
PART 8
REGISTRATION OF BENEFICIARIES
| 70. | Application for registration |
PART 9
AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
| 71. | Reciprocal agreements with other countries |
PART 10
EXEMPTED SCHEMES
| 72. | Regulations for exempted schemes |
PART 11
ADJUDICATION AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
| 73. | Adjudication and appeals |
| 74. | Unpaid contributions to rank as privileged debt |
| 75. | Joint liability of firm and officers |
| 76. | Certified copy as evidence |
| 77. | Civil proceedings |
| 78. | Execution and enforcement of judgement in certain circumstances |
| 79. | Garnishment |
| 80. | Joint liability of third parties in civil proceedings |
| 81. | Recovery by way of distress warrant |
| 82. | Offences and penalties |
| 83. | Recovery of contributions in proceedings under this Act |
| 84. | Proceedings against employer for benefit lost by default |
| 85. | Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue Department |
| 86. | Proceedings to be in Director's name or person authorised |
PART 12
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
| 87. | Members of Board, Tribunal or Investment Committee not disqualified from membership of Parliament |
| 88. | Exemption from taxes |
| 89. | Private schemes |
| 90. | Assessment of damages against employer |
| 91. | Regulations |
| 92. | Power to remove difficulties |
| 93. | Savings |
| Schedule 1 | |
| Schedule 2 | |
| Schedule 3 | |
| Schedule 4 | |
| Schedule 5 | |
AN ACT to establish the National Insurance Corporation to govern and regulate national insurance.
Commencement [1 January 2000]