EMPLOYEES' SOCIAL SECURITY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.

Amendment of section 2

by inserting before the word ‘“employee”’ the words

“Subject to section 3,”;

by substituting for the comma at the end of subparagraph (iii)

a semicolon; and

by deleting the words “but does not include a person of the descriptions specified in the First Schedule;”.

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Amendment of section 3

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule.”.

General amendment

The rate of constant-attendance allowance to be prescribed under section 30 of the principal Act as amended in subsection

shall not cause a less favourable situation to insured persons

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who have been entitled to the constant-attendance allowance at the rate equivalent to forty per cent of the rate of such pension or benefit or at any higher rate as prescribed by the Minister pursuant to section 30 before the coming into operation of the amendment of section 30 of the principal Act in subsection (1).

Amendment of section 57a

The conditions and specifications under which the returns, statements, particulars, records, notice, reports, register or other documents referred to in subsection (1) are to be submitted or furnished shall be as determined by the

Organization.

The returns, statements, particulars, records, notice, reports, register or other documents referred to in subsection

shall be deemed to have been submitted or furnished by a person to the Organization on the date the acknowledgment of receipt of such documents is transmitted electronically by the Organization to the person.

The acknowledgment of receipt by the Organization, returns, statements, particulars, records, notice, reports, register or other documents submitted or furnished pursuant to subsection (3) shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

by substituting for the words “[Section 2]” appearing in the heading of the First Schedule the words

“[Section 3]”;

in subparagraph 12(i), by substituting for the word “fifty”

wherever appearing the word “fifty-five”;

in subparagraph 12(ii), by substituting for the word

“fifty-five” the word “sixty”; and

by deleting paragraph 13.

Amendment of Eighth Schedule

Subject to the principal Act, on the appointed date—

An insured person in respect of whom contributions of the first category were payable shall not be eligible for invalidity pension if—

An insured person shall not be eligible to invalidity pension if he is certified to be invalid upon attaining fifty-five years of age either on or after the appointed date, and he is employed only upon attaining fifty years of age and where no contributions of the first category were payable in his respect.

A dependant of an insured person in respect of whom contributions of the first category were payable shall not be eligible for survivors’ pension if—

A dependant of an insured person shall not be eligible for survivors’ pension if—