Section 12 — EMPLOYEES' SOCIAL SECURITY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

(2)

Subject to the principal Act, on the appointed date—

(a)

an insured person who has attained fifty-five years of age but has not attained sixty years of age may be eligible for invalidity pension except in the circumstances under subsections (3) and (4);

(b)

any dependant of an insured person who dies upon attaining any age from fifty-five to sixty years may be eligible for survivors’ pension except in the circumstances under subsections (5) and (6);

(c)

there shall be made payable in respect of the insured person referred to in paragraph (a) contributions of the second category at the rates specified in the Third

Schedule to the principal Act; and

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(d)

there shall be made payable in respect of an insured person who has not attained fifty-five years of age contributions of the first category at the rates specified in the Third

Schedule to the principal Act.

(3)

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

(a)

he is certified to be invalid upon attaining fifty-five years of age before the appointed date; or

(b)

he is certified to be invalid upon attaining sixty years of age either on or after the appointed date.

(4)

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.

(5)

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)

the insured person dies upon attaining fifty-five years of age before the appointed date; or

(b)

the insured person dies upon attaining sixty years of age either on or after the appointed date.

(6)

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

(a)

the insured person dies upon attaining fifty-five years of age either on or after the appointed date; and

(b)

the insured person is employed only upon attaining fifty years of age and where no contributions of the first category were payable in his respect.