AN ACT furtlJer 10 amend tlJe Social Security Act. 1987.

I assent.

PAUL X U EREI"I

Acting President

22nd April. 1988

ACr. NO. XIV of 1988

AN ACT furtlJer 10 amend tlJe Social Security Act. 1987.

BE IT ENACTE D by the President, by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Represen tatives. in this prese nt Parliamen t as-

sembled , and by the authority of the same. as fo[[ows:-

I. (I) This Act may be ci ted as the Social Secu rity (Amend-

ment) Act, 1988 and shall be read and construed as one with the Social

Securily Act , 1987, hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act".

(2) (a) Sections 7 and 16 of this Act shall be deemed 10

have come into force o n 1st January, 1987;

(b) Paragraph (a) of section 2. section 3, sections 5, 6, 8

and 9, 11 to 13 and 17 to 19 of this Act shall be deemed to have

come into force on lhe 2nd January , 1988;

(c) Section 4 of thi s Act sha ll be deemed to have come

in to force on 4th January. 1988; and

(d) All the ot her sections of thi s Act shall come into

force upon the enactment of this Act .

dwar is-Sigurta SOCjali, u gI'landu jinqara u jiftiehem haga wallda ma' \- u bidu fi>..oehll,

At! ta' 1-1987 dwar is .. Sigurt~ Sogali, hawnhekk itjed 'il quddiem

imsejjah "I- At! prinCipali".

(2) (a) L-anikoli 1 u 16 la' dan I-AtI ghandhom jitqiesu li

bdewisel'lhu 11-1 ta' Jannar, 1987;

Cb) Il-paragrafu (a) ta' J-anikolu 2, [-artikolu 3, 1-

artikoli 5, 6, 8 u 9, 11 sa 13 u 17 sa 19, ta' dan J-Att glIandbom

jitqiesu li bdew ischhu fit-2 ta' Jannar . 1988;

(t) L-artiko lu 4 ta' dan I-Att ghandu jitqies li bedajsehh

fI-4 ta' Jannar , 1988; u

(d) L-artikoli l-ohra kollha la' dan I-At! ghandhom

jitqiesu li bdew isel'thu mal-hrug ta' dan I-Atl.

2_ L-Arrangamen ti ta' I-Arti koli ta' I-Att prinCipaJi ghandhom Em<ndo ta'

jigu emendali kif gej

(a)

fit-Taqsima VI taghhom -

(i)

minnufih wan I- kliem "82 11las tal-Be nefi«:ju dwar

il-Malemit~" ghandhom jii:diedu dawn il- kliem li gejjin

~ 82A

Allowance ta' Genilur

828 Limitazzjoni dwar l-applikabilitll ta' Allow-

ana la' Genitl.lr

82C Estensjoni ta' Al/oIVanet' la' Genitur lil per-

suni olira minbarra [-amm"; u

(ii) minnufih wara l-kliem "83 Allowance tat-Tfal"

gliandhom jidhlu dawn il-kJiem

"83A

Allowance gbal Tife! Handikappat"; u

(b)

fit-Taqsima VII liegl'lu, minnufih wara l-kliem "99

PCrlIuni rikovcrat i fistituzzjonijiet ghax-xjuli U olirajn" gl'landhorn

jidfllu \-kliem

'"99A Mlasijict minflok pctlsjoni li jinghat3w Jill-irgieJ

mizzewgin u lil marthom meta r-ragel ikun residen t; fhos/elta'

I- Istat gball-kura u I- welfare ta ' l-anzjan i.

Persun i li jibbene fikaw mino se rviui ta' kura!

gl'Iajnuna mogbtij in fid-djaT mill-Gvern" .

J. Fil-paragrafu (t) tat-lilsira ta" "persuna gravement

handikappata" fis--subartikolu (I) ta' I·artikolu 2 ta' I-An prinCipali,

minnufih wara I-partita "Sysumic Lupw Erythematosus" ghandha

tidhol il-partita li gejja

"Haemophilia jew disordnijiet permanenti simili ohn tad-

demm karatterizzati bi tnillija ta' demm kronika jew ripetuta",

4, Is-subartikolu (3) ta' l-artikolu 10 ta'l -Att prinCipali ghandu

_ •• , _"

_

,.'I,An prinl:ip.ti , ll I ernen""t 1 er

(a) minnnfih wara I· kliern ~DiCembru ta ' kull sena:"

ghandhom jitdiedu I·kliem "hlief me ta dak li jimpjega lilu nnifsu

konecrnat ikun, sat·) ta' Jannar, 1988, gharel li jhallas rata oghla

ta' ko ntribuzzjoni minn dik li kienct tithallas mi nnu mod ic hor kif

imse mmi qabcl; iroa hckk iIIi , dik l-ghazla rna ghandhi ex,

madankollu, ikollha aktar sehh mill-4 ta' Jannar, 1988, "; u

il·proviso!i tinsab micghu ghandha tith assar.

(b)

The Arrangement of Sections of the principal Act shall be

amended as folloW$: -

(a)

in Part Vlth errof-

(i) immediately after the words"82 Payment of Mater-

nily Benefit"' the re shall be added the following words

"82A

Parental Allowance

Limitation of Applicability of Parental

Allowance

82C Extcntion of Parental Allowance to

other persons other than the mother"; and

(ii) immediately after the words "83 Children's Allow-

ance" there shall be added the following words

"83A Handicapped Child Allowance"; and

(b) In Part VII the reof, immediately after the words "99 In-

mates of old people's homes and other institutions" there shall be

added the words

"99A Payments in lieu of pension to married men and

their wives where the male is a resident of a state-owned hostel

for th e care and welfare of the elderly.

998 Persons benefitting from home<ardhome-help

services provided by Go~ernment" ,

In paragraph (c) of the definition of "severely handicapped per- Am<<>dm<nt of

son" in subsection (1) of section 2 of the principal Act, immediately after thoe

the item "Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" there shall be inscned the A"

following item

" Haemophilia or any other similar permanent disorder of the

blood characterised by chronic or repeated b1eeding~.

4, Subsa:lion (3) of section 10 o f the principal Act shall be

amcnded as follows

(a) immediately afte r the words "December of each year: "

there sha ll be added the words "except where the se lf-employed

person concerned had, up 10 the 3rd January, 1988 elected to pay a

higher rate of contribution than that which would otherwise have

been payable by him as aforesaid; sohowever that , such election

shall, nonetheless, cease to have effect from the 4th January,

1988."; and

(b)

the proviso therelO shall be deleted.

5, In sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subsections (1) and

(2) of section 27 of the principal Act, for the words " Lm425" and

"Lm225", there shall be substituted in each case the words " Lm625"

and "Lm325", respectively.

Fis·subparagrafu (ii) tal·paragrafu (t) tas·subartikol i (I) u (2)

ta' I-artikolu 27 ta ' I·Att principali, min nok il·klic m "Lm425" u

,.' I· ... " p<inl:ip.oli. "Lrn225", gha ndhom rlmll kai. jidhlu I. kliem "Lm625" u "Lm)25",

rispe ttivamc nt,

Minnufih wara s·suba rtikolu (1) ta' I·artik olu 50 ta' I-An

Im mediately after subsection (I) of section 50 of th e principal

Act , there shall be added the following new provisos

" Provided that , with effect from the 1st Jan uary , 1989, a

widow enti tled to a Supplementary Pension under and in accor-

dance with the provisioll5 of this Act shall not fo rfeit her right to

such pension on the ground that she would then have reached he r

60th binhday

Provided funher that-

(i) for the pe riod between the 2nd January, 1988and the

31st December, 1988 a widow who at any time is or was in re-

ceipt of a Supplementary Pension and who forfeits or has for-

feited her Suppleme ntary Pension on the grou nd that she has

reached her 60th bi n llday, shall . in addition to any other pen-

sion to which she may then be e ntitled du ri ng the aforemen-

tioned period unde r the provisions of sections 34 10 J6 o f Ihis

Act, receive a grant of Lm2, or part thereof, pe r wee k;

sohowever thai, such gran l shall not exceed the Supple men-

tary Pension so forfei ted; and

(ii) wi th cffect from the 1st J anua ry, 1989, any widow as

is referred to in paragraph (i) o f this proviso shall fo rfeit her

right to receive a pension under seclions 34 to 36 of this Act

aDd to the grant referred to in paragraph ( i) or this proviso but

shall receive instead a Widow's Pension or a Widow's Benefi t,

as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions o f this

Act, together with a Supplementary Pension at the ra te of

Lm7.63 pe r week in accordance wi th the provisions ofsubsec-

tion (2) o f this section and of section 51 of this Act.·· .

In the Maltese text of paragraph (b) o f section 55 of the princi-

pal Act , for the words "qabel iI-mewt la' tewgha" there shall be substi -

tuted the words " matul i1-perijodu tu-twie! taghha . " .

Immediat ely after section 82 of the principal Act, there shall be

added the followi ng new sections

B2A . (1) A fe male who proves to the satisfaction of

the Director that-

(i)

she is taking care of her child who is under 11

~aBof age;

(ii)

she is not following any gainful occupat ion ;

, od

(iii) her 100al gross inrome. together wi th that of

her husband , if any, (excluding any aliowance or be ne fit

payable unde r secfions 8 1,83, 83 A and 84 o f thi s Act) is

unlikely to exceed Lm2 ,400 during the calendar year

within which a claim for a Parenlal Allowance unde r this

S«1ion is made or is paid ,

shall be entitled to a Parental Allowance at the rate of Lm2

per week in accordance with the provisions of section 82B and

82C of this Act

Provided thot , a Parental allowance payable under

this Act shall not be taken into account in calculating the total

annual gross income referred to in paragraph (Hi) of this scc-

tion.

(2)

For the purposes of this section-

"child" includes a child whose parents are unknown

or who has been abandoned by his parents, provided

such child is not institutionalised;

"husband" includes a man who, in the opinion of

the Director, is living with a female as ifhe were her law-

ful wedded husband;

" total gross income" means all income received or

receivable, whether earned or unearned, prior to anyde-

ductiollS made by way of income \a}; under the Income

Tax Act , 1948, or byway of contributions under this Act,

but does not include any expenses incurred in generating

that income.

82B. (1) A Parental Allowance payable under sec-

tion 82A of this Act shall not be granted unless the female

concerned-

(a) is a citizen of Malta or the father of the child is

a citizen of Malta, o r if dead, was acitizen of Malta at the

time of his death;

(b)

is o rdinarily residing in Malta; and

(c) is in receipt of an allowance payable undersec-

tion 83 o f this Act in respect of the same ch ild or would

have been in receipt o f such allowance had it not been for

the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection ( I ) of sec-

tion 86 of this Act

Provided that, where such female is----

(i) separated from or abandoned by her

lawful -wedded husband, or

(ii)

widowed, o r

(iii) unmarried but nonetheless a mother

at the same lime,

she shall be entitled to a Parental Allowance under

and in accordance with the other provisions of this

se<;;tion and of section 82A of this Act, not-

withstanding the fact that she is not in receipt of an

allowance under section 83 of this Act.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection

(1) of this section, a Parental Allowance shall not be pay-

able-

(a)

outside Malta; or

(b) during any period in which the child tderred

to in section 82A of this ACI is not living in Mal!a, unless

the Di re<:tor is satisfied that the child is absent from

Malta in connection with his medical treatme nt or th e

child is on holiday abroad for a period nOl exceeding

three months; or

(c) if the female concerncd no longe r has the care

and effective custody of the child referred to in section

82A of this Act; or

(d) if the female concerned becomes gainfully oc-

cupied; or

(e) when the child reaches the age of 11 years.

82C. Where in any houshold a female who is receiving

an

allowance

in res"'"ct

of a child unde r se<;;tion 82A of this

,..-

Allow...,. Act. dies or no longe r takes care of the child following legal or

'0_' 'de faciO' sepa ration from her husband any other person in

that household who proves to the satisfaction of the Dire<:tor

''''"""h.,. that-

(a) he has the effective care and effective custody

of th e child, and

(b)

is not gainfully occupied.

shall be entitled to the PaRental Allowance as is payable

under and in accordance with the provisions of this Act in lieu

ofsuch female." .

Immediately afte r section 83 ofthc principal Act there shall be

added thc following new section

83A. Subject to the provisions of this Act, a child in allY

household, in respect of whom an allowance under section 83

of this Act is being paid, shall also become clegible to a Hand-

icapped Child Allowance at thc rale of Lm3 per week if that

child is ceRified to be suffering from cerebT3lpalsy or from a

mental severe subnonnality or to be a seve rely handicapped

person or a blind person in accorda nce with the provisions of

this Act

Provided that , where llJl allowance under this

section is payable in respect of a blind child, that

allowance shall cease to be payahle as soon as a pension

under section TT of this Act is or becomes payable in his

respect." .

10, Im mediately aher5CCIion 990fthe principal Act there shall be A~i'ioDofD<W

added the following new sections 99A and 99B

: ' ' : A ud

principal Act .

99A. Where during any period a married man, whose

" Paym<nt>

in Il<u o f

wife is not herself in receipt of a pension in herown right or is

PO""""

m.nied '0 not an inmate of a state-owned institution as is referred to in

mon.oo subsection (I) of section 99 of this Act, is in receipt of a

~:::,~;,;: pension, he shall, if be is a resident of a hostel as is described in

m.Io ". sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (I) of

,eoidon.o! section 135 of this Act, cease to receive such a pension for the

~!~;

whole period during whieh he is such a resident and he shall

_olfor receive instead 40% of the rate of pension which would

,,,< c.re ud otherwise have been applicable in his case, and his wife shall

~~Ir;"':':1y. be entitled to receive a weelr::ly payment equivalent to the

remaining 60%

Provided that, the provisions of this section shall not

apply where the wife is also a resident of such a hostel or

where the wife and husband were already living apan

from one another prior to his becoming a resident of such

a hostel and were receiving a separate pension in

accordance with th e provisions of section I OOof th is Act.

A pelWn who is benefitling from home-

Pc"""".

998. (I)

~r>eI;':;"'1J. care/home-help services provided by Government as are

et':/Mm"'!

dcscribed in sub-paragraph ( iii) of paragraph (a) of 5ub5ection

(\) of section 135 of this Act and Who is at the same time

•• IP.

~= receiving any pension, including a Widow's Benefit, or social

b}>(;v.c m· assisl3nce payable under this Aet, shall, during the whole

period within which such pelWn is benefining from such

m<n. .

services, have his pension or social assistance abated by Lml

per weelr:: or, where such services include the preparation of

meals, by Lml.50 per weelr::; sohowever that, where such

services are being rendered to a married couple whoare living

together and of whom only one is in Te(:eipl of a pension or

social assistance tbat pension or assistance shall be abated by

Lml.50 per wcclr:: or, where sucb services include the

preparation of meals, by Lm2.25 per week.

(2) Any abatement made by virtue of the pro-

visions of subsection (I) of this section sball be paid to tbe

Welfare Committee established by seclion 134 of this Act.".

11 , In paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of 5CCIion 101 of tbe Am~nd""'n.of

principal Act, immediately after the words "in the cascor' theresball be :'~ 101 fA

inserted the words "a Parental Allowance, a Handicapped Child Cpnn<>pO <.1.

Allowance. or".

Minnufih wara l-artilwlu 99 ta' I-All prinCipali ghandhom

jiidiedu dawn l-artikoli godda 99A u 99B li gejjin

99A. Meta matul ~i tmien ragel mitiewweg, Ji martu

ma tkunx qegtoda hija nnifisha timevi pensjoni hi dril1laghha

stess

jew ma Ikunx rikoverata fistituzzjoni ta' .-Islat kif

hemm imsemmi fis-subartikolu (1) ta ' [-anikolu 99 ta' dan 1-

mitt.:wt;in At! , ikun qieghed jime ... i pension;, huwa ma ghandux, jekk

ikun residenti fhosleI kif imsemmi fis-subparagrafu (ii) tal-

,.,. paragrafu (a) tas-subartikolu (I) la' l-artikolu 135 la' dan 1_

"'to hhm All, jibqa' jirtievi dik il-pen sjoni ghat-i:mien kollu li malulu

"'-,..; huwa jkun heU residenti u minflok huwa gliandu jirtievi 40%

tar-rala lal-pensjoni li kieku kien jirtievi fil-kai: ti eghu, u

IIWI -k .... manu ghandha Ikun inlilolala lirCievi hl as fil-gimgba li jkun

t.' I."";"'; daqs il-bqi ia la' 60%

Itda , d-dispoZizzjonijiel la' dan I-anikolu ma

ghandhomx japplikaw mela I-mara tkun ukoll residenli

ta' hostel blla! dak Jew meta I-mara u f- ragel kienu ga

qeghdin jgl'tixu mifrudin minn xulxin qabel ma r-rage l

ik un dahal residenti fdak il-hostel u kien u qeghdin

jirl:ievu pensjoni !.eparata skond id-dispoZizzjonijiet ta' 1-

artikolu lOO ta' dan I-Atl.

99B. (I) Persuna li tkun qegMa tibbenefika minn

serviz.zi ta' kuralghajnuna moghtijin fid-djar mill-Gvern kif

inhuma msemmijin fis-subparagrafu (iii) tal-paragrafu (a)

... ·h'., tas-subanikolu (1) ta' I-arti kolu 135 ta' dan I-All u li tkun

qeghda fI-isless hin tirCievi xi pensjoni, maghduda Benefil:l:ju

ghar-Romol, Jew assistel123 sol:jali mhallsa taht dan I-All.

mdl-G .. ttI ghandha , fdak it-tmien koUu li matulu dik il-persuna tkun

qeghda tibbenefika minn dawk is-servizzi , jkollha I-pensjoni

Jew I-assistenza socjali taghha mnaqqsa b"Lm I fil-gimgha jew,

fejn dawn is-serviz.zi jinkludu I-preparazzjoni ta' l-ike1,

b'Lm1.50 fil-gimgha ; ii:da hekk illi, rejn dawk is-servizzi

jkunu qeghdin jinghataw lil koppj a milliwga li tkun qeghda

tghix f1imkien u li minnha persuna wahda biss Ikun qegbda

tir.:ievi pensjoni Jew assistenza socja li dik il-pensjoni Jew

assistenza socjali ghandha titnaqqas b ' Lml. 50 fil-gimgha iew,

fein dawk is-servizzi jinkludu l-preparazzioni ta' l-ikel,

b'Lm2.25 fil-gimgha.

(2) Kuli tnaqqis Ii jsif bis-sahha tad-

di spotizzjonijiet las-subanikolu (I) ta' dan l-anikolu ghandu

jithallas lill-Kumitat dwar Ghajnuna Sotjali mwaqqaf bl-

artikolu 134 ta' dan I-All. ~ .

Fil-paragrafu (d) tas-subartikolu (2) ta' l-artikolu 101 ta ' l-Att

prinCipali. minnufih wara I-klicm ·'fiI·kai. la'~ gbandhom jidhlu I-klicm

"Allowlln~ la' Cenilur, Allowance ghal Tifel Mandikappat, jew~ .

In sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of

102 of the principal Act, for the words "in the case of Children's

Allowances," there shall be substituted the words " in the case of a

Parental Allowance, Otildren's Allowances and a Handicapped Child

In paragraph (a) of the proviso to section 109 of the principal

Act, for the words "or a Handicapped Pension", there shall he sub-

stituted the words "a Handicapped Pe nsion or a Handicapped Child

Subsection (1) of section 134 of the principal Act shall be

amended as follows

(a) the words "in oonsuitatiOll with the Minister responsible

for public health" shall be dele ted ; and

(b) for the words "Department of Social Service5" there

shall be substituted the words "Department of Welfare".

Section 135 of the principal Act shall be amen~d as follows

(a) for subsection (1) thereof, !here shall be substituted the

The functions of the Committee shall be

"(I)

(a) to administer !he funds entrusted to it in terms

ofthis Act or otherwise, for the benefit of-

(i) such inmates as are referred 10 in section

99 of this Act and of such other inmates as are

designated for the purpose by the Minister;

(ii) residents of state-owned hostels for the

care and welfare of the elderly as are specified by th e

Ministe r by notice in the Gazelle; and

(iii) recipients of hom e--care/home- help ser-

vices that are provided by Government for the

elderly comprising mainly their daily shopping needs

and personal errands, bed-making, laundering,

drying and ironing of clothes, limited personal allen-

tion, such as dressing-up and washing , as may be

required in the circumstances of !he case. genera l

household cleaning, and, where specifically request-

ed by the recipient of such service, cooking and

feeding;

(b) 10 receive the rates that are payable by any

residelll of such a hostel for his upkeep as the Minister.

with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for

finance, may prescribe in the Gazelle; and , for this

purpose, the Corumitlce shall, notwithstanding the pro·

visions o f section 104 of this Act, have the right to retrieve

the aforesaid rates, or part thereof, from the Director by

way of deductions from any pension. or any payment due

or payable to such a resident in terms of sections 99 or 99A

of this Act, as the case may be

(c) where no pension or payment as is referred to in

paragrapb (b) of tbis subsection is due to a resident. or

where the rate of such pension or otber payment is not

enough to cover tbe payme nts due to the Commi ttee by

virtue of the said paragraph (b). to enter into a contract

with such resident and/or any other party, as the case may

require, for any payment that may be due to the Corn·

mittee for the upkeep of tbat resident which cannot be

retrieved in the manner described in the said paragraph

(b);

(d) where no pension or social assistance as -are re-

ferred to in section 998 of this Act is due to a beneficiary

of anyofthe home-carelhome·helpservices referred to in

sub-paragraph <iii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (I) of

section 135 of tbis Act, or where such pension or social as·

sistance is less than the amount tbat bas to be abated

therefrom in terms of the said section 998, to enter into a

contract with such beneficiary and/or any other party, as

the case may require, for any payment that may be due to

the Committee in accordance with the rates of abate ment

provided for in tbe said section 99B which cannot be made

good in the manner described therei n ;

(e) to advise the Minister on any matter referred to

in tbe foregoing paragraphs oftbis !iUbsection, and on any

othe r matter oonceming the welfare of tbe categories of

persons referred to in paragrapb (a) of this subsection as

the Minister may refer to it. ";

(b) in !iUbsection (3) thereof, for tbe word:;; "the Accountant

General, the Director of Social Services and the T? irector of

Audit." th ere shall be sub5tituted tbe words "the D!reCIor, the

Accountant General, the Director of A udit and any other pubijc

officer whom the Minister appoints for tbis purpose.";

(c) for subsection (4) thereof, tbere shall be substituted the

following

"(4) The Committee shall utilize all funds entrusted to it

for the care, welfare and benefit of the categories of persons

referred to in paragraph (a) of !iUhset:lion ( t ) of Ihis section

Provided mm -

(i) such part of such fund:;; as may be approved by

the Minister may be utilized by the Committee for itsown

expenses: and

(ii) such part of such funds as may be directed by

the Minister from time to time may be utilized for such

purpose or class of purposes as the Minister may, for the

benefit of the aforesaid categories, determine.";

(d) in subsection (5) thereof, the words "in consultation with

the. Minister responsible for public health," shall be deleted; and

(e) in subsection (6) thereof, the words "and to the Minister

responsible for public health" shall be dele ted.

16, Tn the Maltese text of paragraph 6 of Part IJ of the First

Schedule to the principal Act , the word '"prinCipali" shall be deleted.

The Second Schedule to the principal Act shall be amended as

S«ond Sehedul< follows

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 1 of Part [ thereof,

immediately after the words " the value o f any property" there shall

be inserted the words " (excluding the house of residence)";

(b) in Part TT thercof-

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 1, for the words

'"paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Part, the value of any property"

there shall be substituted the words '"paragraph 3 of this Part.

the value ofany property (exclud ing the house of residence)'";

(H) paragraph 4 thereofshaU be deleted; and

(iii) for the wo rds '" any Children's Allowance" in sub-

paragraph (c) of paragraph 5 thereof. there shall be substituted

the words "any Parental Allowance, Children's Allowance,

Handirepped Olild Allowance'"

(c) In Part TIT thereof-

(i) immediately after the words "of any property'" in

paragraph I. there shall be inserted the words "(excluding the

house of residence)";

(ii) for paragraph 2, there shall be substituted the

following

"2. The means accruing, or which could accrue ,

from any property, income or privilege as is described

under Part I of this Schedule shall be calculated in the

manner laid do"", in paragraphs 2 and 3 (with the ex-

clusion of sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) of the said Pan I;

sohowever that, no account shall be taken of any Medical

Assistance, Parental Allowance, Children's Allowance.

Handicapped Child Allowance or Maternity Bene fit

payable under this Act."; and

(iii) immediately after the words '"accountshal l be taken

of the property" in paragraph 3 thereof, there shall be inserted

the words "(excluding the house ofresidence)"; and

(d) for paragraph 2 in Part IV thereof, there shall be sub-

stituted the foUowing:-

' '2. The means accruing or which accrue from any pro-

perty. income or privilege as is described under Pan [[ of th is

Schedule shall be calculated in the manner laid down in

paragraphs 2 10 6 of the said Part 11 ; sohowe~er that , norwilh-

standing the provisions of su~paragrBph (b) of paragraph 5

thereo f, account shaD be taken of any social assistance andlor

pension, if any, already being paid under this Act to the same

head of househo ld and his wife, if any, at the time when the

claim for such assistance is made , ",

Fil-Iesl Malt; tal-paragrafu 6tal-Parti 11 la' I-Ewwel Skeda li

tinsab ma' l-Att printipali. il-kelma " printipali" ghandha titliassar.

17, Il -Tieni Skeda li tinsab ma' I-An prinCipali gl'landha tigi

emendala kif gej

(a) fis-5ubparagrafu (a) tal -paragrafu I tal- Parti I tagliha,

minnufih wara I-kliem "il-valur ta' kull proprjet:\" g1iandhom jidl'llu

l-kliem "(minbarra d-dar tar-residenza)";

(b) fil-Parti n lagl'l ha-

(i) fis-subparagrafu (a) tal-paragrafu I, minflok il-

kliem "tal-paragrafi 3 u 4 la' din il-Pani. il -valur ta ' kull

proprjel:\" ghandhom jidtilu I-kliem "tal-paragrafu 3 la' din il-

Pacti, il-valur ta' kull proprjet:\ (miobarra d-dar lar-

residen~a )";

(ii) il -paragrafu 4 taghha ghandu jithassar; u

(iii) minflok il-kliem "kull Allowance tat-Tfal~ fis-

subparagrafu (t ) tal-paragrafu 5 {ieghu, ghandhom jidhlu 1-

kliem "kull Allowance la' Geni tu r, Allowance {at-Tfal,

Allowance glial Tifel Mandikappal";

(c) fil-Parti lIItagliha -

(i) minnufih wara I-kliem "jitqiesu kull proprjetlto" fil-

paragrafu I, g1iandhom jidhlu I-kliem "(minbarra d-dar tar-

residenza)";

(iil minflok il-paragrafu 2, gliandujidhol dan li gej

"2. I1-mem Ii jingabru , Jew Ii jistgliu jingabru,

minn xi proprjet:\, dhul Jew privilegg skond ma jitlher fil-

Pani I li tinsab ma' din I-Isked a gI'Iandhom jinhadmu bil-

mod indikat fil-paragrafi 2 u 3 (bI-esklui:joni tas-sub-

paragrafi (a) u (d) la' I-imsemmija Parti I; ifda bekk illi,

ma ghandhomx jilqiesu kull Ghajn una Medika,

Allowance la' Genilur, Allowance tat-Tfal, Allo wana

ghal l1fel Mandikappat Jew Benefii:tju glial Malemit:\ li

jilhallsu tah t dan I-An,"; u

(iii) mirmufih wara I-kliem "ghandba titqie$ xi Ikun il-

proprjetlto" fil-paragrafu 3 lagliba, ghandhom jidhl u l-kliem

"(minbarra d-dar tar-residenza)"; u

(d) minflok il-paragrafu 2 fil-Parli IV tagliha, ghandu jidhol

dan li gej

U-meui li jingabru Jew li jistgtiu jingabru minn kull

"2.

proprjet~, dhu l Jew privilegg kif imsemmijin fil -PartiII la' din 1-

Tskeda ghandbom jinl'ladmu bil-mod imsemmi fil-paragrafi

minn 2 sa 6 ta' I-imsemmija Parti 11; iida hekk illi, minkejja d-

dispotiujonijiet tas-subparagrafu (b) tal-paragrafu 5 tagl'lha,

ghandha litqies kull ghajnu na sotjali u1je w pe nsjoni , jekk ik un

il- kat, li tkun ga qegl'lda litl'lallas taM dan I-Atllill-istess kap

la ' familja u lil martu , jekk ikun il-kat, fit-imien meta ssir it-

talba gl'lal dik I-ghajnu na.".

18, Minflo k iI-Parli II tas-Sin Skeda li tinsab ma ' I-At! printipali

ghandba lidl'lol din li gejja

" PARTI 11

RaIl ta' hnsjoni la ' I·m, Pemjooi gball-llaodikappali.

PeruJonl gIlaIl-(;homja

A . Irgitl Mittcwgin

RA .. la' I'<ov.joni iIl·ti...,..

me .. I_m.n 'kon ............... Ik ....

tikk ... ~fik. ,,1.011 ,iU • • U6k. ".011

I(alta<>rija

",. I.,. .. j<>IIi

"'lIp<n>joni

gond l-&rIiko/i

. kondl .. nikoti

Vjn·n

27j<wn

L""

Mela I-mezzi lis-sena lal·koppja -

Lm e m

m

11 .40,0

majaqbtus lmllS

For Part II of the Sixth Schedu le to the principal Act there ~nd.,.nlollh<

shall be substituted the following

SiJllh Sched.ul<

k> 11>< pnllClP"l

'"

" PART 11

Rate of Age Pension, Handicapped Pension, Blindness Pension

A. Married Men

RIte 01 Pe.woo per """'k

",be .. tl><wif< ..-1>< .. tbe wih

c.'eto'Y

....,qU21i1ieo _""tqualify

f.,...

for. pe.woo

p<n<io>n

ur>deroe<:tiom under_ns

".n

".n

where the yearly means of the couple -

Lm om

Lm cm

80,0

11.40,0

do not exceed Lm 125

exceed Lm 125 but do nOl exceed Lml25

19.50,0

9.75,0

exceed Lm225 but do not exceed Lrn325

16.00,0

8.00,0

exceed Lm325 but do not exceed Lrn425

12.20 ,0

6.10,0

exceed Lm425 but do not exceed Lm525

8.10,0

4.05,0

exceed Lm525 but do not exceed Lm625

3.10,0

1.85,0

exceed l m625

Nopension

Nopension

Married wo me n whose husband does not qualify for a pension

in his own right unde r sections 27 and 77

C.I<ro<)'

RIte 01 P<n"'" per ""« k

Lm om

where the yearly means of the couple-

do not exceed lrnl25

11.40,0

exceed Lm 125 but do nOI exceed lm225

9.75,0

exceed Lrn225 but do not exceed Lm325

8.00,0

exceed Lrn325 but do not exceed Lrn425

6.10,0

exceed Lm425 but do not exceed Lm525

4.05,0

exceed Lm525 but do not exceed lm62S

1.85.0

exceed Lm625

No pension

A

UO

C.

Widowed or Single Persons

wee_

Ratc of Peno.ioo pe,

C.l<101)'

Lm , .

whcTe the yearly means o f the person -

14.50,0

do not e ~ceed Lm75

12.55,0

exceed Lm75 but do not exceed Lrnl2!i

exceed Lml 25 but do Dot exceed Lml75

10.55,0

exceed Lm175 but do Dot excud Lm225

8.35,0

exceed Lm ns but do Dot exceed Lm275

S.SS ,O

exceed Lm275 but do not e xceed Lm315

2.95,0

"

exceed Lm325

No pension

....... ~"'oI

Ill.

In sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph 1 of the Ninth Schedule

::-':"'thScbeduk to the principal Act , for the figures "1.45" there shall be substituted

-

the figures" 1.80" .

prin<ipal

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 93 oflbe 18th April, 1988.

JrM MY FARRUGIA

S~(lk:u

P. M USCAT TERR!BlLE

Acting elL,1< 10 ~ HQUSt! of RcprCUnlaJi~e.s.

Kat1lj. ~ b, IN fR_~ , of l.jomwl/ioIt /( ... ~Ijo

I PI'"bb~k" mid-Dipanimea,ta' '.[nfonnaujoai

)'(ilbu&Ji n·' ....... ptrija w-Gvern ~ """'" or dot: Go .. ~ """."01 p,..,..

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