ACT No. XV I of 1990 AN A CT 10 amend lire Socjal Secum y A CI. 1987.

I asse nt.

C EN SU T ... BONE

Preside nt

20t h April. 1990

ACT No. XV I of 1990

AN A CT 10 amend lire Socjal Secum y A CI. 1987.

BE IT ENACICD by the Presiden t, by and with the advice and

consent of the House o f Represe ntatives. in this prese nt Parlia ment

assembled , and by tbe authority of the same, as follows:-

I. (I) This Act shall be cited as the Sociul Security

(Amendment) Act, 1990. and shall be read a nd construed as o ne with

tile Social Security Act, 1987. herei nafte r refe rred to as "t he prind pal

(2) The proVISIOns of this Act sha ll come into force as

fo llows

(a) this section . sections S, 40 and 41. sect ions 4S to 49 and

secti-on 60 shall come into fo rce upon the publication o f this Act in

the Gazelle;

(b) sections 4 . 6 and 56 shall be dee med to havc come into

fo rce on the 1st Ja nllary. 1990

(e) pa ragraph (a) o f sect ion 9 an d section 2S shall be dee med

to have comc into fo rce on 1st J anuary, 1987;

(d) section 36shall be dee med to haveoome in to fo rce on the

2nd January , 1988;

(e) section 38 shall be deemed to have co me int o force on the

ISI July, 1989

(r) section 42 shall be deemed to have come into force on the

1st August. 1989;

(g) paragm ph (a) of section SOsha ll be deemed 10 have co me

into force on the 7th August. 1989; and

(h) all the o ther sect ions sha ll be dee med to have come in to

force on the 6th Ja nuary. 1990.

1, The Ana nge men t of Sections in the princi pal Act sh all be Amendm<n, ' Q

amended as fol1o~ ;

(a) the ite ms "33, Wido~ to r~eive single rate of

National Minimum l'ensiOll". M35. Increase in Widow's Pen·

sionM, M36. Fu rther increase in Widow's Pension M. M40. Aba te·

ment of Survivor's Pension". - 41. Conve rsion of Gratuity into a

notional pension M, " 43. Conversion of Grat uity payable 10

widowM, "58. Co mpu ta tion of Gratui ty" , "68. Abateme nl of

the Two-Th irds Pe nsion due to gratui ty", shall be de le ted;

(b) for the item "75. Increase in pe nsion" there shall be

substituted the words "75. Increased Nationa l Minimum

PensionM;

immediately a fter the words "J02. Payments" there

(c)

shall he inse n ed the item "102A . No n· paymc nt of arrears of any

be nefits, pensions, ass ista nce o r allowan~'e$ to persons with dua l

cit izens hip" : and

(d) the item "]28 , Penalties im posed by tile Oireelo r- and

the item begin ni ng wi th the .... -ords "Thi rteent h Schedu]e- and

ending with the words "paragraph (e) o f seetion 36 of Ihis Act" shall

be deleted.

Section 2 of the principal Act sha ll be am ended as follows;

3,

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Sec00t02

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(a ) the definition of "gratuity " in subsection (I) thereof shall .. iatipoIA<I.

he deleted ;

(b) for the first proviso to the defi nitio n of "household" in

subsection (1) the reof there shall be substituted the followi ng

" Provided th at -

(a) fo r the pu rpose of sickness assistance claimed in

respect of a person who is ove r the age o f 60 years,

toget he r with his wife o r husba nd, if any. as the case may

be. and Mne of whom is in insurable employment orse lf-

occupied; and

( b) for the p urposes of siekness assistance in

respect o f chronic sch izoph renia in respect of any member

of the household who is not the head o f Ihe household o r

his wife, if any_

such persons or such couples shall, if it is to their adva ntage. be

conside red as forming a house hold of t heir own:-; and

(c) in the defi nitio n of "retireme nt- in subsection ( I)

lh crcof -

Ci) for the word s "Provided furt her t hat in respect of 11

person who- there sh all be substituted th e words "Provided

f urther that -

(a)

in respcet ofa pe rson who"; and

(ii) im medi ately afte r the wo rds "in the case of a n ~

oth er person ;" the re shall be added the following new

paragraph (b)

in the case of a man who dies be fo re reaching

"(b)

pe nsion age aud his wi fe becomes entitled 10 a Su rvivor's

Pension in terms of the proviso to section 38 o f Ihis Act ,

retirement means the date on which such deat h OCCUr5or.

if such dea th occurs at a time when he was in recei pt of a

pension in respect of invalidity under this Act, retireme nt

means t hedayon ..... hich he became such a n invalid :-: and

(d) in subsection (3) thereof immediately a fter the words

- Fo r t he purpose of awarding- thc re shall be inserted Ihe words - a

Survivor's Pension , -.

... Subsection (1) of section 6 of the principal Act shall be

ame nded as follows

(a ) in the proviso 10 paragraph (d) the reof. for the words

"scctlon 5 1 of t his Act. - the re shall be substituted the ..... o rds

"subsection (2) of sectio n 32 and section 5 I of t his Act . -;

(b) in paragraph (e) thereof for the words - unde r th is A ct

or" there sha ll be subst ituted the words -u nder this Act. -; and

paragraph (Q thereof shall be deleted .

(c)

S. In section 8 of the princi pal Act there shall be: added the

followi ng new subsection

-(~ )

Notwithst anding the foregoing provisions of this

section . where an e mployer has failed o r neglecte d to pay any CIH ss

O ne contri bu tions whiCh he is liable to pay un der th is Act . upon the

la pse of the IO days referred to in paragraph (a) o f subsection (2) of

section 119 of this A ct . and if the employer concerned is sti ll failing

or ncglecting to pay any cu rrent cont ribut ions due under this A ct.

the Di rector may . by notice served on t he emp loye r a nd o n any

person e mployed by such e mployer . direct th~t the contribut ions

payable by such e mployed pcTS(ln shall nOI . from such d atc as may

be: ind icated in the notice. be wilhheld and paid by t he cmployer

and tha! the reupon suc h contributions due afte r that dale shall be

payable directly by such e mployed pclWn 10 the D irector in such

manne r a nd at such times as the Director may dete rmine ....

Section 16 of the pri ncipal Act shall be amende d as follows

"'"",od"", n, of

6. _

Secoion l ~

subsection (3) thereof shall be amended as follows

principoIA"'.

<i) for paragraph (cl thereof there Stlllll be substitu ted

th e following

M(C) for any calende r week fulling bet ween 1st

April 1978 and 51h J anua ry 1990 du ring which he would

have been emilled to 311 Invalid ity Pension were il not for

the fact that such pension had been full y abated in

accordalltt wi t h the provisions of this Act as in force up to

the Sl h J an uary 1990:-; and

(ii)

the proviso there to shall be repealed ;

(b)

in pa ragraph (a ) of subsection (4) tllercof -

<i) for the words "a se lf-e mplo}'ed person:" in sub-

paragraph (ii) thereof, there sha ll be substituted the words "a

self-employed person; o r"; and

(ii) imm ediately after sub-pa ragraph (ii ) thereof there

shall be: added the following new sub-paragraph (ii i)

"(iii) is entitled to sueh a credit ed co ntribut ion in

virtue o f paragraph (c) o f subsection (3) o f this section

and immediately prior to his becoming an invalid was a

sc lf-occupied person;"; and

(c) irnrm:diately after subsection (4) thereof there sha ll be

added the following new subsection

"(4A) Whe re a contribution is credited under thi s

section only one contributio n shall be cred ited to a person for

anyone cale ndar week, and no con tribution shaU be credited

for an yone ca lendar week for which a Class One or a Oass

Two oontribut ion is payable by or in respect of him under th is

Act ,",

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7. $ection 20 o f the principal Act shall be ame nded as foll ows

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(a) in paragraph (a) of subsect ion (1) thereof. immediately

after the wo rds "nor a!i<' lf-occupi ed person :" there shall be insc n ed

the words "sohoweve r that_ in the case of a person who o n the date

o f daim for such assistanC(' i55uffering from ehronicschizophrenia.

whether 01 not this condition could be aUevia ted o r cured by a

special diet o r regi me n, enlltleme nt 10 Sickness Assi stance wou ld

still accrue if Ihe person who is suffering from such a oondi tion

proves to the satisfaction o f the Director Iha. he has :I hislOry of

regular trcatme rn .... hkh includes a period of stay a!i an inmate o f a

sta te-owned hospital fo r mental diseases for an aggregate period of

3tle 35t 9 mont hs duri ng the I~ SI 3 consecutive years: ~: and

(b)

in subsection (3) the reof. immediately after the wo rds

~I h e right for such assist ance in his respc:ct ~ there shall be added the

words". excluding any such assistance payable in connection wil h

chronic schi:mphreni3, ' ..

8, Section 26 of the pri ncipal Act shall be ame nded as follows

(a) fOT pa ragraph (i) of subsection (2) thereof there sha ll be

substituted the following

"(i) with effect from the fint Satu rdayof January. 1990.

if his service pensio n a nd the rate of Invalidity Pension

applicable in his case toge the r C)!;cced two-th irds of his

pensionable income. such a person shall be e ntitled 10 an

Invalidity Pension; sohowever tha i , where Ih e ra te of such

Invalidity Pension and hi s se rvice pe nsion togethe r exceed the

current basic wee kly wage or basic u lary of the post on which

his service pe nsion was awa rded , such person shall be e ntitled

to receive by way of an Invalidity Pension such parI as shall

en~ure that his service pe nsion and his Invalidity Pension

together do not exceed the aforesaid cu rrent basic wee kly

wage or basic u lary of the post on which his se rvice pension

was awarded; or~: and

(b) in subsection (6) Ihereof. for the wo rds ~sh ull be en titled

to a National Min imum Pensio n. the re shall be substi tuted Ihe

H

worth Ms hall be entitled under this section to a Nation al Minimum

Pensio n, the highest rate o f wh ich shall be eq uiva lent to four·fifths

ofL.m32.88 in thecaseof a married man who is maintain ing his wife

and two-thi rds of Lm32.88 in the case of any ot her person,'·.

Scel;on 27 of the pri ncipal Act shall be amended as follows

9. (a) in the Mal tese le)!;' o f paragraph (b) of $u bseclion (1)

thereof for the wo rds "handikappala severament" the re shall be

substi tuted the words "gravement hand ikappata" ; and

(b) in subsection (4) Ihe reof. forthe words " Lm 2~ there shall

be substitut ed the words "Lm2. 20·'.

10. Immediately after subsect ion (8) of section 30 of lhe principal

Act the re shall be inserted the following ncw subsection (8A)

~(8A)

A head of house ho ld who is admitte d into 3

therapeutic com munit y centre for the rehabiti tio n o f d rug addicts in

Malta a!i may from time to time be reoogniscd by the Minister fo r

the purpo:se of this subsection . and who, were it not for such

admittance. would have been entitled to assistance under this

section. shall be ent itled to receive an allowance of Lm2.20 per

week for as long as he is 11 resident of a cen tre as aforesaid and

provided no change of cil'('lJ01.Stances takes p13ce in his respect or

with respect to the rest o f his household that would ot herwise have

disqualified him from recei"ing Social Assistance had he been living

with his household and I1()t at such centre. - .

.... "

Section 32 of the principal Act shail be amended as folloW5

11 .

(a) the cu rrent provisions thereof shall be re numbered as "'

subsection (I) thereof; and

(b) immediately after the aforesaid SUbsection (1) thereof as

renumbered. there shall be added the following new surn.cet ion:-

- (2) Notwithstanding the provisions o f subsect ion (I) o f

this section and the provisions of section 96 of this Act, a

widow unde r the age of 60 years who is tllkingcare of hcr ch ild

shall still be entitled to a pension payab le UJlder this Part whibt

she is gainfully occupied and her earnings from such gllinful

occupation do not e xceed a n average of Lm32.88 per week

Provided that. where such earnings e xceed Lm32.88 per

week her rate of such pension, toge the r wit h any Supplemen·

tary Pen.ion payable under this Part. shall he abated by an

amount equivalent to the difference hetwee n her average

weekl y earnings and Lm32.88:·.

12. Section 33 of the principal Act shall be repealed .

Sectio n 34 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows

13. ""'"

"',. """.

(a) im mediate ly after the words ~the rate of the Nat ional

Minimum Pension- there shall be inserted the words -. the highest

rate of which shall he equivalent to two-thirds of Lm32.88.- ;

(b) for the wOl'ds - Without prejudice to the provisions of

section 33, if such widow- there shall be substituted the words " If

soch widow-; and

(c) for the words - th at of the National Minimum Pension-

there shalt be substi tuted the words - that of the aforesaid Nationa l

Minimum Pension-.

. "' .....

14. Sections 35 and 360f the principal Act shall be repea led.

15. In sect ion 38 of the principal Act for the words "i n lieu o f a "'"",nd ... n' of

Widow's Pension." there shall be substituted the word s "in lieu of any So:«ionl/j

OIher pe nsion payable under the foregoing provisions of this Part

Provided that with effect fro m 61b Ja nuary. 1990. the forego-

ing provisions of [his section shall also apply in the case of a widow

whose hu sband had not yet reached his retirement al Ihe time of his

dcalh but who before such death had been an e mpl oyed person or a self·

emp loyed person for not less than ten years in the aggregate and had

paid the prope r mIc of contrihutions unde r this Act at any time after the

21st day of January L<n9; and, for the purposes of this proviso, the provi-

sions 01 section 46 of Ihis Act sha ll nOI apply. " ,

In section 39 of the principal Act . for the words - the deceased

Hi.

pensione r~, wherever they occur . there sha ll . in each andeverycase, be

substi tuted the .... ords - Ihe deceased husband".

17. Sections 40, 41 and 43 of the principal Act shall be repealed .

Section 50 of the principal Act shall be ame nded as follows

18. (a) the second proviso to subsection (1) thereof shall be

de leted; and

(b)

in subsection (2) thereof

( i) for the .... ords - to hi s employment;- there shall be

substituted the .... ords - to his employment. -; and

(ii) the words from -and .... he re the widow" up to and

including the .... ords -of the said gratuity. - shall be deleted.

19, In section S3 of the principal Ad . imrmdiately after the .... ords

- National Minimum Pension" th ere shall be inse ned the words ~or

Increased National Minimum Pension" .

Scction SS of the principa l Act shall be am ended as follows

20. (a) for t he words "for a Re tirement Pension" there shall be

subst it uted the words "for a pensio n under thi s Par' '': and

(b) for the words "for a Widow's Pension" th ere shall be

substitut ed the words ~ ror a pension-.

21 . In section S7 of the princi pal Act. immediately after lhe .... ords

- a National Mini mum Pension- the re shall be in$>C n ed t he words "or to

an Increased National Minimum Pension- .

22. $edion 58 of the principal Ad sha ll be repealed.

23. In sect ion 60 of the principal Act for the words "shall be

en titled toa National Minimum Pension .", t here shall be substi tuted the

words "s hall be entitled under this Part to a National Minimum Pension,

the highest rate of which shall be equivale nt to fou r-fifths of Lm32.88 in

the case of a married man .... ho is maintaining his wife and two thirds of

Lm32.88 in the case of any othe r person .-.

.,.

24. In section 62 of the principal Act, immediately after the words Amend ..... , of

"National Minimum Pension" there shall be inserted the words "or Sc<1ioo62

Increased National Minimum Pension".

.,.

25. In the Maltese text of section 64 of the principal Act. for the Am<ndmcn' of

words "tal-perjodu" there shall be substituted the words "tul perjodu". Section 64

prinaralAct .

26. In section 65 of th e principal Act. for the words '·Lm34.20··. Amend""'"' of

··Lm29.SS" and "LmIOS.7T, the re shall be substit uted the words Sc<1ion~

m"~

"Lm39.45", ·'Lm32.SS" and "LmIOS.7T', respectively.

.,.

27. For set:tion 67 of the principal Act there shall be substituted Sut..!i'utioon 01

Se<boo 67

the following

principol Act

- Ab.t<m .. ,

67. Where a person is entitled to a serv ice pension, any

pensIOn arrived a t in accordance with the provisions of

T_Thiro.

sections 69 and 70 of this Part shall be abated by the amount o f

such service pension ....

.,.

28. Section 68 of the principal Act shall be repealed.

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.,.

29. Subsection (3) of section 71 of the principal Act shall be Amendmcn'ol

Sc<1ion 71

amended as follows

principal Act.

(a) in paragraph (i) thereof. for the words "the said post"

there shall be substituted the words "the last post on which his

pensionable income had been computed"; and

(b) in the second proviso thereto, immediately after the

words "Provided further that forthe pUrp<JSCsofthissection" there

shall be inserted the words, "bll1 save as provided for in paragraph

(b) of section 65 of this Act,".

30. Section 75 of the principal Act sha ll be amended as follows

(a) for the marginal note thereto there shall be substituted

the following: "In creased National Minimum Pension"; and

(b) for subsections (1) and (2) thereof there shall be

substituted the following

"(I) A married man who is maintaining his wife and

who is entitled to a National Minimu m Pension in virtlle of the

provisions of sections60a nd61 of this Act shall , in its stead but

subjecllO and in accordance with the following provisions, be

e ntitled to an Increased National Minimum Pension or to such

part thereof, if any, asshall ensure that his rate of such pension

does not exceed two-thirds of his pensionable income.

(2)

For the purp<JSC of subsection (1) of this section -

(i) the pensionable income mentioned therein

shall, in each and everv case. be substitUled with effect

from the first Saturday of the year in respect o f wh ich any

payment und er this section falls d ue in the ma nne r

provided for by subsection (3) of sect ion 71 of this Act,

irrespective of the date of retiremen t, and

<ii) the proportion of two-t hirds men tio ned the rei n

shall , whe re Ihe yearly ave rage of oont ributio ns

asce rtai ned in connection with t he cla im for 111 pension

under Ihis Part is less than fi fty, be multipl ied by the

proportion that suc h yea rly average bears 10 fi fl)'. and Ihe

result of such mul tiplication shall substiW te the said

proportion of two-thirds. " .

In subsection (3) of section n of the principal Act fo r the

31. words MLmr there $hall be substit uted t he words M Lm2.20~ .

Jl. S ubsection (I ) o f $ect;on 79 of the principal A ct sha ll be

amended as fol lows

(a) in paragraph (a) che reof for che words ~ Lm3 .00,Ow there

shall be substi luled Ihe words " Lm 3.30"; and

(b) in paragraph (b) thereof for che words " Lm4.90.0" there

shall be subst it uted the words ·· LmS.4(}-.

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33. In section 800f t hc principal Act, for the words '· LmSS the re

sha ll be subs tit uted the words ~ Lm6050" .

34. In subsection (I ) o f section 82 of t he pri ncipal A ct, for the

wo rdS "LmS.50 whe rever the y occur there shall be substi tuted the

K

wo rds ·' Lm6.0S".

lS, In paragraph (iii) of subsectio n ( I) of sectio n 82A of the

princi pal Act, for the wo rds from "is unli kely" up to and including the

words ~is made or is paid ," there shall be substit uted the wo rds "does

nOI u cecd Lm2.600 during the cale nda r year immed ia tely precc:eding

the calendar year wit hin which a clai m for a Parenta l A llowance under

this SCCIioon is made or is paid. as the case may be ." .

36. The Malte$e {CXI of :secIion 83A o f the princi pal Act shall be

ame nded as follows

(a) for the word " paralw" the re shall be subscituted the

wo rd "ptiliyW; and

(b) fo r the wo rd '·$everament" wherever it occurs there shall

w

be substituted the word "gravement .

37. In section 9 1 of the pri ncipal A ct immedi ately after the words

~or Social Assi tanoe" the re shall be inse rted the wo rds "(oche r than Ihal

payable by way of an allowance unde r the provisions of subsection (8A )

of $eclio n 30 o f this A ct )- .

A.,.nd.,.n,,",

38. Section 9S of the principal Act shall be amended as follows

Soec!i<III 9)

(a) for the words from Ma Blindness Pc nsion M up to nnd :,":".,

including the words "of thi s Act respect ively ," there sha ll be

subst ituted the words "Social Assistance and an Age Pension

payablc unde r th is Act,";

(b) in paragraph (b) of the proviso thereof for the words Mat

90% or more. M Ihere shall be substituted the words Mat 90% or

more;" and

(c) immedialcly afler paragraph (b) o f the proviso thereof

there shall be added the fol lowing new paragraph (c)

M(C) with effect from the 1st luly, 1989. a pe~n over

the ageof frO years who is OI'could be barred from receiving an

Age Pension under this Act because of the provisions of sui).

paragraph (ii) o f pa ragra ph (b) o f section n of this Act shall

nol be deemed to qualify for a Handicapped Pension or a

BlindnCS$ Pension in terms of section 27 of this Act unlesssuch

pe~n can prove to the S8 lisfact io n of the Director thal he had

been suffe rin g from a mental severe subnormality or that he

had been a severely hand icapped person or that he had been a

blind person in terms o f this Act prior to reaching his 60th

birthday.",

Section 96 of the principal Act shall be amcnded as follows: " ... -..,,",

=-~F . ""'.

(a) in sub$!:ction (I) thereof for the words MconsequeDCe$ to

the licc ncce: M there shall be substiluted the words "consequences

to the licencee. M, and the proviso thereto shall be deleted; and

(b) immediately afte r subsection (2) the reof the re shall be

added the following new subsection (3)

M(3) for the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this

section, where it is the spouse of sucll person who is or was in

po!iSCSSion of such a lice nce. such person shall still be entitled

to receive hisor her pe nsion, as tile case may be , irthe concern

10 which such licence relates was never run by such person nor

was the trading li cence it$l:lf ever iss ued in the name of such

person, or wh ere the community of acqucsts between the

spouses was dissolved as a res ult of their lcgal sepa ration or

where , prior to their separatio n, the comm unit y of acqucsts

had been e)(cluded, ",

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Section 101 o f the principal Act shall be ame nded as follows

40. SonIooo

(a) in paragraph (a) of sub$!:Clion (1) thereof, for the words -.et"'"

- within the prescribed time, if any, M the re shall be substi tuted the

words - within tbe rcspccti~ time limits laid down in subsc:ction (2)

of this seclion. ~;

(b) for subsection (2) thertof the re shall be: substituted the

~ (2) The time limits refe rred to in paragraph (a) of

subsection (1) of Ihis se<:t ion shall be: 115 folloW5

(a) in the case of Sic kn ess Benefi t and Injury

Benefit, 10 days starl ing from the first day of incapacity for

wo rk;

(b) in th ecasc of Unemployment Benefi t or Special

Unemployment Benefi t, Social Assistance, Medieal

Assistance, an Age Pension, a Handicap Pension, a

Bli ndness Pension. a pensio n in rc:spcc:t of invalidity or a

Parental Allowance, S days starting from the: day in respect

of which the claim is made;

(c) in the case of a Marriage G rant. a Mate rn ity

Benefit, a Children's Allowance. a Special Allowan~e. a

Handicapped Child Allo wance or a pension in respect of

retirement or widowhood. 6 months starting from -

(i) the day on which the child is born , in

respect of a Mate rn ity Be nefit, a Children's

Allowance and a Handicapped Chi ld Allowa nce;

(ii) the day on which the person in respect of

whom the claim is made reaehes his 16th birthday.

in the case of a Special Allowance;

(iii) the day on which the person coocc: rn ed

reaches his reti remtm, in the case of a pension in

respect of retireme nt

(iv ) the day on which the female: concerncd

be<::omes a widow. in the case of a pension in respect

of widowhood; and

(v) the day of marriage. in thc case of a

Marriage G rant

Provided that if no claim is made for any of

the aforesaid be nefits, pensions, allowances or

assistance wi thin the: aforesaid time limits.

entitlement to such benefi ts, pensions. allowaJl(:cs

and assislantt shall only accrue as from the date on

which Ihe relevant clai m is received by the Di rector;

sohowever that in the ease of a Marriage Grant no

e ntitlement to such be nefi t shall accrue afte r the

lapse oflhe pe riod refe rred to in paragraph (c)ofth is

subsection."'; and

(c) immedia tely after subsection (2) the reof there shall be

added the following new subsection (3)

"(3) Where al any time prior to Ihe 23rd February. 1990.

any person submi tt ed to the Director a claim for Children's

Allowance or Specia l Allowance under this Act and. for

wha teve r reason , such allowance re mai ned unpa id or

suspended by the da te aforesaid in this subsection , such person

may notwi thstanding that such pe rson had fai led to appeal to

the Umpi re appointed under th is Act o r 10 take any olher

aClion competent to him al law, submit a fresh daim 10 Ihe

Director fo r such allowance by not lat er Ihan the 30th Apri l,

1990, Th e provisionsof subscction (4) of se<:tion 1020f lhis Act

shall apply 10 the daim wh ich has given rise tosueh fresh claim,

and if no such fresh daim is so submitted as aforesaid. such

allowancesha U not be payable under th is Act in relation loa ny

period prior to the Drd Febru ary , 1990

Provided tllat the foregoing provisions of Ihis

~ubscct ion shall nOI appl y in the case of a claim for Cllildrcn's

Allowance made in respect ora cllild born o n or aft er the Drd

August. 1989, but in any such case the provisions o f

subsection (4) of sect ion 102 of this Act shall nonetheless

apply ,-,

41. Immedia tely after subseClio[l (3) of section 102 of tile lI"",ndO'l<"'oI"

s..:.ion 10201" ...

principal Act lhcre shall be added the following new subsection

pri..cipo l ll<l .

"(4) Notwithsland ing any of the provisions of tlli s Act, any

claim for tile payme nt of any benr.fil, pe nsion, assistance o r

allowance under this Act slloll not be paid in arrears for a period

e~oeedin g 6 months, as tile Director may de tenni ne. if the

assessme nt on sucll a claim was held back as a resul t of Ihe non-

obse ..... ance o f the provisions of paragra pll (b) o f subsection (I) of

section 101 of this Act o n Ihe part of the claimant ,",

42. Immedi ately after s«tion 102 of the pri ncipal Act there shall

be inscn ed tile following new sect ion I02A

102A, Where any be nefi t. pension, assista nce or

allowance payable under tllis Act requires ei tller specifically

01-:""6

o r by implication o r infere nce. that Ihe claiman t o r the person

~, ' in respect o f whom such benefil, pension , ass istance or

....... ""'Of allowallCe is payable should be a ci tizen of Malta, clai ms for

.II""'·'''''' .~ such bene fils, pensions, assistance or all owa nces by persons

holding dual citize nship in vinue of section 27 of the

ci.;»::",tUp. Constitution of Malta shall not be allowed for periods prior to

the 1st Augusl , I989,~ _

4J • For

section IOS of the princi pal Act the re shall be substit uled Subot"U'Klnol"

<rei.,., 10:501"

,

the followmg;

,he rrill<;"'1

'0

lOS, Save as provided for in subsection (3) of section

102 of this Act , any person who has received any su m by way

of bene fit , pe nsi on , allowance or as!iistance under this Act to

which he was not ent illed in termsofthe provisionsofthis Act

shall be liable to repay to the Director the sum so recei~ed by

him, and the Director shall , without prejudice. 10 any other

right com pet ent to him al la w, recove r such sum by means of

deductions from any benefit , pension, allowance o r

assistance \0 which he thereafter becomes ent itled

Provided that -

(i) where ~lIch ove rpayment OCCUD as a result of

the non-disclosure or misrcprc$Cntat ion of a mate ri al

facl (whether the non-disclosure or misrepr~ntalion

was or was not fraudul ent ) the rate of recovery by means

of deductio ns from any be nefit. pension, allowance or

assistance to which he therea fter becomes en ti tled shall

be determined by the Director but shall in 110 case be less

tha n the eq uivalent of 30% of the rate of benefi t,

pension, allowance or assistance to wh ich he thereafter

bIxomes en titled ; a nd

<ii) where sueh ove rpayment OCCUI"S as a result of

any eventuali ty other than those mentioned in paragraph

( i) of this provi!iO, the rale o f recovery by means of

deductions from any bencfit . pension, allowance or

assistance to which h,e thereafter becomes entilled shall

pl so be determined by the Director bUI shall in no case

exceed the equivale nt of 10% of th e rate of be nefi t,

pension, allowance or assistance to wh ich he therea fter

becomes e llli t1cd unless the beneficiary o r pensioner

co ncerned, as the case may be. requests that a higher rate

of such deduct ion be effected; sohowever Ihat, in any

case the Director shall have no right to effect any such

deductions as are rd ened 10 in this paragraph in re5pCC1

of periods of overpayment which do oot faU within the

period of 2 consecutive ~ars going back from the date

when the Director becomes aware of such

overpaymellt. ~,

44. Th e proviso 10 paragraph (c) in section 109 o f the principal

Act shall be amended as follows

( a) in paragraph (a) thereof, the wo rds "I njury Benefit~ shall

be deleted: and

(b) immediately a fter paragraph (a) thereof there shall be

added the following new paragraph (aa)

~ (aa)

if the clai m is for Injury Be nefit and the resulta lll

pe riod of incapacity for work exceeds iO benefits da)'$ the

provisions of paragra ph (a) of Ihis proviso sh all apply alld

where Ihe resultant pe riod of incapacity of work does nOI

e~ceed iO be nefit days the provisions of paragraph (b) of Ihis

proviso shall apply ;",

L-A rrangame nti ta' I-Aniko]i ta' I-At! prinapali ghandhom

jigu emc ndali kif gej

(a) il-pan il; "33. Annla gl'Iandha tirti<:"j rata wahcdha ta'

Pensjon; Minima N37.zjonali", "35. Zicda m-Pensjon; tar-

Romo] ",

"36. Zidict

ohra

fil-Pensjoni

tar- Romo l",

"40. Tn aqq is tal- Pensjon; la' Supe r5liti", "41. Tibdilla' Grati -

fikazzjoni rpensjoo i noajona]i", "43. Tibdilla' Oratifikazzjoni

do\,u ta li ll -annla", "SS. Kif ti nhadcm il 'Srotifikazzjonj",

"68. T naqqis lal- Pensjofli la' Zewg-Terzi minhabba fil-pern;joni

las-scrvizz" , gflaTKIhom jilflassru ;

(b) minflok il-partiUI "75, Zieda fil-pensjoni" gha ndhom

jidhlu l-kHem "75 . Pensjoni Minima Na7,zjonali Mitjl1da";

(t) minnl1 fih wara I-partita " 102. Hlasijie t"', ghandh

tidflol il-pa rtita "\02A. Ma jsi rx hlas ta ' arrc lrali la' benefKtji,

pensjonijiet Jew allQ.wmas lil persu ni li ghandhom ti u adi nanu

doppja "; u

(d) il-pa rtita "'128. Penali mposti mid,Dircuur" u l-parti la

li tibda bil-k licm '' It -llc tta:c.-il Skcda" u ttemm bil-kliem "il-

paragrafu (~) ta' l-artikolu 36 tu' dan I-A" " gha ndhom jilhassru .

L-ani kolu 2 ta' I-All printipali ghandu jig; emendat kif gej

J,

(a) it-lifsi rn ta' "'gratifikaajoni " fis-subani kolu (l) licghu

gflandha tith assar;

(h) mi nflok l-cwwcl p roviJo li hemm fi t-tifsira la' "familja"

fis-subart ikolu (1) ticgflu ghandu jidflol dan li gej;

" !i:da -

(a) ghall·finijiet la' ghaj nuna dwar mard mitluba

dwar pe r->una li ghandha ' I fuq minn 60 se na , fl imkicn ma'

manu Jew i:cwgha, jekk ikun hcmm. skond il·kai:. u li

hHdd minnhom ma jkun fimpicg assigurabbli Jew persuna

li taMem gflaliha nnifisha; u

(h) gha ll·finijiet ta ' ghajnuna <!war mard dwar

skizofre nja kronika fir-rigward ta' :c.i mcmhru tal -familja 1i

mhuwic:c. il-kap tal ' familja Jew manu . jckk iku n hcmm,

dawk il-pcrsuni jew dawk il-koppji. gftandhom, je tk ikun la'

vanta~ ghalihom, jilqicsu bhala li jiffurmaw familja gtllll

rashom;": u

(c)

fi I-lifsira ta' "jirtira" fis-subartikolu (I ) lieghu -

(i) minnok il'k liem " 1tda ikla r dwar persuna li"

gtlandhom jidtllu dawn il -kl iem Ii ~ejjin

" Iida ik lar -

(a) dwar persuna li"; u

(ii) minnul'ih wara I-kliem " fil-kat la ' kull pcnuna

oI'Jra;" ghandu jitdied dan il ' plIl1Igrafu (b) gdid li gej

"(b) fil -kai la' ragel li jmul qabel ma jiltlaq I-et~

lal-pensjoni u mllrtu ssir imilolala gtlal Pensjoni la '

Superslili skond il -prOl'i$o I; hemm n-arlikolu 38 ta' dan

I-At!, j irlira lfisscr id-dala mela ligri di k il-mewt jew, jckk

dik il-mewl tigt-i fi zmien mela r-ragel kien jiri:ievi

pensjoni gl'lal invaliditil bis-sal'll'la la' dan I-Att. jirlira

lfis,<;c r 11-j urn mC la r-ra~cl hck k sar invalidu; " ; u

(d) fis-subartiko lu (3) tiegl'lu minllufih ward I-klicm "Gftall -

fini jiet tal-ghOli ta ' .. ghandhom jidhlu I-k liem "Pensjoni ta' Super'

sliti_ la' ".

4, Is-subarlilmlu (I) lo' l-art ikolu 6 la' I-Atl printipali ghandu jig) EnItftd.,o·

I·on,i.oIu e ... •

e me ndal kifgej ;-

I· ... " printi~.

(a) fil-proviso li hemm ghall-paragrafu (d) tieghu, minflok

iI -kliem "ta' I-arti kolu 51 ta' dlm l' AtC g11a ndhom jidftlu I-kliem

" Ias-subartikolu (2) la ' l-artikolu 32 u I-art ikolu 51 ta' dan I-Att."

(b) fil-paragrHfu (e) lieghu minflok il-klicm "taht dan I-All

jew" ghandhom jidhlu I-kliem " tuht dan I-All.": u

il-paragrafu (I) ghandu jilhassar.

(c)

5. In suhse<;tion (2) of section 117 o f the principal Act for the

words "sections 116. 119. 120. 122, 128" there shall besubstitUled the

words "sections 116, 120, 122",

46. For section 119 of the principa l Act there shall be: substituted

the following

119. (I) Ifa nyemployeroraself-employedpersonor

~r:;.., a person in respeclOf whom the provisions of section 13 oflhis

11<'-"''''' Act apply fails or neglects to pay within the prescribed time

_"rit .... ions. any O ass One Of Oass Two Contribu tions, as the case may

be. which he is liable unde r this Act to pay. a furth er

contributinn eq uivalent 10 -

(a) 10'0/0 of the total value of such unpaid

cont ributions. in respect of cont ri butinns due unde r thi s

Act at any time prior to the 3rd July 1989; and

(b) 5% of the total value of such unpaid

contributions, in respect of contributions due unde r this

Act at any time after the 2nd July 1989;

shall be due and payable tn the Director

Provided that. where the period of such unpaid

contributions falls between the 7th May, 1956 and tbe 1st

January. 1989, if such unpaid contribut ions are effectivel y

paid al any time between the 1st Apri l. 1989 and the 30th

April , 1990, both days inclusive, an y sucb furthe r

cont ributions as aforesaid as may be paid by him to the

Directnr in terms of th is subsectio n shall subsequemly be

refunded to the emplnyer or the self-em ployed person, as the

case may be. if all such unpa id cont ributiuns are in fact paid

by and incl uding the 30th April , 1990 and any contributions

due unde r and in accordance with Ihe provisioins uf Ihis Act

for the period 2nd January , 1989 10 30Ih April , 1990. both

days inclusive, are also duly paid in accordance with the

provisinns uf thi s Act un the date when any unpaid

oon tributioins as afnresa id in this proviso are effectively paid

in accordance wit h this proviso

Provided fun he r that . in the case uf a self-e mployed

pelliOn . or a pelliOn in respect uf whom the 'provisions nf

section 13 uf this Act apply. who proves 10 the sa tisfactinn

uf the Di rectur that at the time when such cont ributinns were

due he was abroad or huspi talised, the aforesaid prescribed

time shall be extended to the 31st dp y uf hi s return tu ~13lta nr

discharge from hospital , as the case may be.

(2) (a) Wh ere ~ny such employe r or person as IS

referred to in subsection (1) uf this sectiun f~il s tn se ttle his

cnntribution dues together with the aforesaid fun he r

contrihutinn within three months of the aforesaid prescribed

lime the Directnr may, without prej udice to any other right

compete nt tn him . by means of a judicial lette r served nn the

person by whum such contribu tions ur funher contributions

are due. claim such payment, and upon the se rvice uf such a

judicial letter. the claim uf the Directnr contained in such

judici al letter sha ll . afte r the lapse nf ten days from such

se rvice. constitute a n executive tit le fnr the purpose of Title

VII nf Pan 1 uf Book Second ufthe Code nfO rganisation and

Civil Procedure. unless the person against whom it is served

shall. within the said period of 10 days or such further period

being not more t han 30 days. as \heoompelen l civil court may

on jusl cause bei ng shown dClennine, by means of an

application against Ihe Director before Ihe competenl civil

COllrl , challenge such duim.

(b) Th e appli cation shaH, under pain o f

nullity, slate clearly and concisely the nature of the

complain!, the factsoul of which the complaint arises. and the

TCll$Ons why such complaint should be upheld.

(c) The applican t shall attach to the

application all such documents in support of his claim as il

may be in his powe r to produce and shall indicate in his

application the names of all the wimesses he inlends 10

produce stati ng, in respect of each . the proof which be intends

10 make.

(d) The court sh all , witholll delay , sel down

the application for heari ng at un ea rly date, which date shall in

no case be later than thirty days from the date of the filing of

t he aplication.

(e) The application. and the notice o f the date

filled for hearing. shall be served on the Director without

delay, and the said Directo r shall file his reply thereto within

fifteen days after the date of the service of the application.

(r) The Di roxtor shall . in his reply, state

clearly and concisely whether he agrees to the f(K:lS5Ct o ut in

the applica tion. and the reasons why he objects to the claim;

he shall moreover state in his reply t he names of t he witnesses

in support of his reasons and shall att ach th ereto all the

docume nts in support thereof.

(g) On the day fixed for t he hearing of the

applica tioo , the cou n sha ll conside r the issues of fact and o f

law lIS are ascenainable only from the application , reply o r

documents Iiled. by eit her of the panics, or from the evidence

indica ted by either ofthe panies in the applica tion o r rcply, lI!i

the ca5C may be. or from the oral pleading of ei ther of t he

panics.

(h) The coun shall hear the appl icatioo to a

conclusion with in five work ing days from the date fixed for

the origin al hearing of the application, a nd no adjournment

shall he granted exce pt ei ther with the consent of both pan ics

or for an exceptional reason to be recorded by the roun. and

such adjourned da te shall not be later than t ha t justified by

any such reason .

(i) Saviog che preceeding provisiotL~ of th is

subsection, the provisions o f the Code of Organisation aod

Civil Procedu re relating 10 proceedings before the Fi rst Ha ll

of the Civil Court shall apply in relation to any such

application.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of any ot her law,

the claim o f the Director for any amount due by way of a ny

Class One o r aass Two co ntribution unde r th is seetion shall

consti tute a privileged claim. in the case of a Class O ne

con tribution, rIInking eq ual ly wilh wages o f employees over

the asse ts o f the employe r, and, in the case of a Class Two

comribution, ove r the estate o f the self-employed peM;On

concerned and shall be paid in preference to all otl\(, r claims

(e"eludi ng wages) whether privileged or hypGthecary.

(4) Fo r the purpose of this section , a IlOtke by the

Director to any cmploye r or a self-employed person showing

the number and the amount of contributions which such

employer or self-employed person has failed or neglected to

pay Shall, unless th ccon trary is proved. be sufficie nt e~idenee

that the amoun t in the said notice is the amount due to be pai d

to th e Director by the employer or th e self-employed person

conce rned.

H.

47. In seelio n 123 of the pri ncipal Act. fOrlhe words "sections 119 "'",,_ .. of

to 121" the re sha ll be substituted th e words ~sections 120 and 121

H •

48. Section 128 of th e principal ACT shall be repealed.

49, Immedia tely after section 130 or the principal AC1there shall

be added the following new proviso

MProvioded th at ""here an e mployed peM;On fails to pay any

contribu tions in accordance with $ub$ection (5) of sect ion 8 of this

Act . such non'payment shall . where slICh employed person has

received the wages d ue to him. always be deemed 10 be due to the

fault on the part of the employed person."'.

SO. The Second Scedule to the principal Act shall be amended as

(a) in sub·paragraph (d) of paragraph 3 of Part I thereof,

immediately after the wo rds "any other pension there shall be

H

inserted the words "(other than a pe nsion payable in virtue of

section 16A of the Malta Dockyard Act)"'; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 50f Part 11 thereof, fo r

the words "two-thirds~ there shall be subst ituted the figures

~ 69 .7%~.

51. For the Thi rd Schedule to tbe principal Act the re shalt be Svbotit."'" of

substi tuted the following

MTHIRD SCHEDULE

Sections 18, 28. 29. 30.

R(J/e of Sickness. Unemploymelll, Sp«iCl/ Unempfoy~m.

Injury and Disablement Benefits

1'''1'1 I

A . Sic/mess Benefit and Spec;,,{ Unemployment Bene:fil

Daily Rate of Sickness or

Special Unemployment Benefit

Nu mber of Ccn l ributions

paid orcrcditcd in Ihe

relevant contrihution year

Married man

who is

Any othe r

maintaining his

P<="

wife

Lm c m

Lmcm

50 or more (full rou e) .

3.90,0

2.40,0

40 - 49 ...................

3.45.0

2. 15,0

30 - 39 ...................

2.70,0

1.65,0

20 -29 ...................

1.95 ,0

1.20,0

Unemployment Btntftt

B.

Daity Rateof

Unc mpoyment Bene fit

Number of COlllributions

p~id or crcct ited in Ihe

rele vant contribution year

Married man

who is

Any other

main tain in g his

perSOll

wife

Lm c m

Lmcm

2.25,0

1.35,0

50 or mo re (full rat e)

40 - 49 ...................

2.00,0

I .W,O

30 -39 .. ... ...... .......

1.55.0

0.95.0

20 - 29 ......... .. ... ...

1.10,0

0.71).0

A

C.

Injury Benefit

Daily Kate of Injury Bcnefit

Type: of Beneficiary

Married man

who is

Any ot he r

maintai ning his

P<~"

wife

Lm c m

Lmc m

Pe rsons aged 18 )'ears or

4.50.0

o"cr .........................

Fl-an ikolu 8 ta 'l- An principal; ghandu jitdied is-suba rtikolu ~""" 10·

gdid 1i gej

" (5 ) Minkcjja d-iiispotizzjonijiet ta- qabel rdan I-anikolu ,

rejn xi principal ikun naqas jew inraskur-a li jhallas xi

konlribuujoni ta' l-Ewwel Klassi li dovul li jhall as taht dan I-An ,

hekk kif jghaddu I-ghaxan ij iem imsemmija fiI-paragrafu (a) las-

subarl ikolu (2) ta' I-artikolu 119 ta' dan I-All, u jetk il-printipal

ko neemat ghadu jonqos jcw jillraskura li jhallas XL

kontribuujoni jict kurremi dovuti taht daf] I-Att, id-Direttur jista',

b'awii moghti lill-principal u lil kulJ persuna impjcgata ma ' dak

il-printipal, jordna i lIi l-kon lribu7.Zjoni jiet I; jridu jithallsu minn dik

il-persuna impjcgata ma ghandllomx, minn dik id-data li lisla' tigi

indikat 3 fl -avvit. jiniammu u jill'lollsu mill-prinCipal u Ii mill -;sICS5

dam dawk il· ko mribuzzjonijict doyuti wara d ik id-data ghandhom

jilhall~u dircllamcnl rninn dik il-persuna impjegala lid·Direllur

b'dak ,I -mod u rdawk it-tminijict li d· Direllur jiddcticdi ....

L-a rt iko lu 16 la' I· An prinCipali gl'landu jigi c mendal kif gcj

10,0

.""

under 18

Persons

years

3.65,0

2.05,0

!'art 11

AmOIl"'" of Disablement Gratuity

Degree of Di sabl ~ment

AmountofGratuity

%

Lm c m

53.00 ,0

106.00,0

\ 59 .00.0

2 12.00.0

265.00,0

318.00,0

,

371.00.0

424 .00.0

477.00.0

530.00,0

583.00,0

636.00.0

689. 00 ,0

"

742.00,0

795.00,0

848.00,0

901.00,0

954.00,0

1.007.00,0

Pari III

llighul HalU of Disabl~mt'm Pension

Wee kly Rates

Pcrsonuged 18 years or ove r

Pcrsonsaged under IgyeatS

Lm c m

Lm'm

7. 30,0

(a) fIt ·paragrafu (a) tas-subani koll,l (l) tieghl,l. min nufill

wara I·kl ie m " 1,1 lanqas persuna Ii tal'ldem ghaiiha nnifisha;--

ghandhorn jidhl u I' kl ie m -- hekk itda li. fit -kat la' pcrsuna H fid-dala

lal -Ialba gtlal dik I-gha/nun a tk un qieghda tba ti minn skiror~nja

kroni ka. sew jekk di n il-kondizzjoni tkun jew ma tkunx lisu '

tittaffa jew litfejjaq b'dieta jew ku ra specjali. jibqu' d-drill gl'lal

Gl'lajnuna gl'lal M(lrd jckk il·pel'l>una li tkun qiegMa Ibali minn d ik

il-kondizzjoni ggib prova gl'las-sod isf\l7.Zjon tad -Direttur iIIi hija

gl'l andha slorjo la' kurn regolari li tinkludi perijodu ta' ri ko,~ru fi

spta r slalali gl'lall-mard mental; ghal perijodu aggrcgat ta' mh ux

anqas minn disa' xh ur malul I-al'll'lar Iliet snin konsc kullivi ;"; u

(b) fis-subarti ko lu (3) tiegl'lu. minnufih wara I-kliem "il-jedd

gl'lal dil I-gl'lajnuna dwaru" ghandhom jidl'llu I-kliem ". barra

ghajnun a bhal d.k imhallsa dwar skiwfrenja kronila ....

L- artikolu 26 ta ' I- All print-i pali ghandu jigi cmcndal kif gej

Erne .... to'

i·.ni l oiu2to

(a) min"o k il -paragrafu (i) las-subartikolu (2) tiegl'lu ghandu '.·1

printipali.

jidho l dan Ii gej

M(i) b'se hh minn 1~_'cI Sibl la' Jannar, 1990, jekk ;1 _

pensjon; las-sc rv;zz laghha u r-ral a la' Pensjon. glial InvaliditA

applikabbli m-kat taghhajk unu nimkien ;:i:jed minn :i:ewg le ni

lad-dl'lul pensjonabbli tagl'lha. dik il-pe rsuna jkollha drill ghal

Pensjoni ghal Invalid ita; hekk iida Ii. mela T-rat a la' dik il-

Pensjon; gl'lal I nvalid;IA u I-pensjoni las-se rvizz taghha jkunu

flimkien itjed mill-paga fil-gimgl'la ba±ika jew mis-salarju

baZi ku korren l' tal-kariga li dwarha Iku n inghatalilha 1-

pensjoni tas-scrvizz taghh a. di k il-persuna tkun inlitol ata

limevi bhala Pe nsjoni gl'lal invalidita dik iI _pa rti 1i biba jig;

tgu ral li I-pensjon; tas-scrvizz lagl'lha u I-Pensjon; glial

Invalidila taghha nimkten ma jkunux iijed mill' paga fil-

/:imgba batikajewsalar:ju batiku korre nli mse mmijayabelt al-

hriga li dwa rh.a l-pe IlSJOn; tas-sc rvizz laghha tkun mglial al;

K

jew U

;

(b) fis-subartikolu (6) ti egl'lu minflok iI -kli cm "Ikun

;nlilolola ghol Pensjoni Minima Naujonali." ghandhom jidhlu 1_

kliem "(kun in lilolala lal'll dan I-art ikolu glial Pensjoni Minima

NazzjonaJi, li l-aghla rala taghha Ikun ekwivale nti gl'lal erba' kwinli

la' Lm32.88 fiI-kat la' ragel miiiewweg li jlr.un qiegl'led imantni IiI

ma rtu u iewg terri la' Lm32.88 m,kai la' xi persuna ohra. - .

L-artikol u 27 ta ' I-All print ipali ghandu jigi eme ndat kif gej

Enoc:ndo , ..

~oniI;" 11

;:;!:;!.:.

(a) fi l-test Malt; tal-paragrafu (b) tas-subartikolu (I) lieghu,

minno k iI-lr.l ie m "hand ikappala stve ramenl" gh and hom jidhlu 1-

klie m "gravern ent handikappata M; u

(b) fis-suba rtik olu (4) lieghu, minflok il-kliem " Lmr

glland hom jidhlu I-kliem ~ Lm2,20".

10, Minn ufih warn s-subartikolu (8) ta' I-artik olu 30 la' I-An Ii .... ndo ta'

~ . n; l olu JO

prioopali ghandu jidhol dan is-subartikolu gdid (SA) Ii gej

"., .... "

pri~poli_

"(8A) Kap la' familja li jiddahhal f tent ru ko munilarju

terapewtiku ghar-rijabilitaujoni lod-drogali fM alt a hekk kif jisla'

minn tmien g/'Ial tmien ikun rikonoxxut mill-M inistru ghall -finijict

ta' dan is--subartikol u. u li. li kieku rna kienx ghal fa\l li jlmn

iddahhal rdak it-post, l.:ien ikun intitolat ghal ghajnuna lal'lt dan)-

artikolu , ikun intitolat jirCievi allowance la' Lm2.20 fil -gimgha

u ke mm itun ghadu reside nt; fcentru kifimsemmi qabc[ u sakemm

ma jkunx hcm m cbda tibdil fic-cirkostanzi tieghu jew dawk tal-

fami lja tieghu li kie nu mod iehor jiskwalifikawh milli jirt ievi

Ghajnuna Soqali 1; Ide ku kien jghix mal-familja tieghu u mhul(

fdak it·Cenlru .".

L·artikolu 32 ta ' I·Att principali ghandu jigi emendat kif gej

(a) id-dispotiu jonijiet li hemm fih ghandhom jigu enumerati

mill-gdid bhala s-subartikol u (I) tieghu ; u

(b) minnufih wara s-subartikolu (i ) tieghu kif enumel1l1 mill -

gdid fuq imsemmi, ghandu jii:died dan is-subanikolu gdid li gej

"(Z) Mink ejja d-di spotizzjonijiet tas-subanikolu (I) ta '

dan I-an ikolu u d-dispozizz;oniji et ta' I-anikolu 96 ta' dan I-

All , armla tarn l-etA ta' 60 sena li tkun qegttda lietlu hsicb

binha jew bintha xona tibqa' intitolata ghal pensjoni li ti thallas

tahl din it -Taqsima filwaqt 1i tkun qcghda tahdem bi qliegh u d-

dhultaghha minn dak ix-xogbol bi qliegh ma jkunx iZjcd minn

medja ta' Lm3Z,88 fii-gimgha

li:da meta dak id-dhui ik un iZjcd minn Lm3Z,88 fil-

gi mgha T-rata taghha ta' dill; il-pensjoni, Oimkien ma ' t ull

Pe nsjon; Supplimentari li lithallas latll din il-Taqsima ,

gllandha tit naqqas b'ammont ekwivalenti ghad-differenza

bejn id-dhu l medju taghha fil-gimgh a u Lm32,88, ~.

12,

L-artikolu 33 ta ' I-Att prinCipali ghandu jithassar ,

13,

L-artikolu 34 ta' l-Att printipali ghandu jig! emendat kif gej

(a) minnuli h wara I-klicm ~bi r-T<lta tal~Pens;oni Minim a

Nazzjonali" ghandhom jidhlu I-tliem -, li l-oghla rata tagh ha tkun

e kwivalent i gha l tewg tero la ' Lm3Z _88,~ ;

(b) minflok il-kliem ~ Bla hsara ghad-dispotizzjonij iet ta' i-

artitoiu 33, jekk dik l_armla ghandhom jidhlu I-kliem ~Jekk dik 1-

H

arm la ~; u

(c) minflok il-kJiem ~dik ta l-Pe nsjoni Minima Nanjonali"

ghandhom jidhlu J.kliern ~dik tal-Pensjoni Minima Nanjonali

H

mse rnmija qabel

•

60,0

!'i2. In Part I of Ihe Fift h Schedule 10 the principal Act,

immediately afler item 6thc.re sha ll be inserted the following

new item 6A

"6A Chronic Schmo phrcnia." .

53. For the Sixth Schedule 10 lhe principal Act there shall be

5ubstituted th e following

"SI XTH SCHEDUL E

Sections 27. 30. n.

"'" 1

Scale Rale of Social AniSlIlnu

W!I<.e. dtild

Wh(", . dtild

Num~.

"''her •• child

Whe,.,. <hild

1I Io9o"lJlCCio

. Jlo ..... """ is

.llowlntti>

"

ollowal\Ce is

plIyablo: in

payabldn

members

n01 payabk in

plIyabldn

..... '"

'"$1>«' of

r~lpec1of

.especlof

rCIp«!of

,h,,,,, chlldrtn

~

CN>C obild

any chik!

two childr.n

lrn,m

Lmcm

Lm cm

Lm c m

-

-

-

15. 95,0 - -

18. 70,0 16. 60,0 -

21. 35,0 \9.25,0 17.70,0 20.20,0

23. 75.0 21.70,0 19.25.0

Fl-a rtikolu 39 la' I- An prinCipali. minflok il -kl ie m "Iill- ~

pcnsjonant il·mejjel'· u "1 ·~ ns;Onanl il·mejjct M kuJl fej n jinsabu. u l-arti ~ oIu )01

"mill·pensjonant il·mejjc t" ghandhom rispc:llivamenl jidhlu I· kliem ..

.,.; .... pah.

"Iir-ragelli micf·. "ir-ragelli mic!"' u "mir- ragel li miet".

L·arlikoli 4U . 41 u 43 la' l'An principali ghartdhom jilhassru. '"'-

l-anil.oIi 00.

01 ~.j

"'1-",,

pnntIpali

L·artikolu SO ta' I· A 11 prinCipali ghandu jip e mendat kif gej: ~"

-

I·anikoko so

(a) it-lieni provi50 li jinsa b maHubartikolu (I) tieghu .. '1-""

ghandu jil hassar: u

(b) fi s'5ubanikolu (2) tiegh u

(i) min flo k il-kliem "' ma' I-impieg tiegh u;" ghandlKlm

jidhlu I-klicm - ma' I.impieg tie-gtlu. M; u

(ii) iI·klicm minn MU mcla I-annla" sa u nkluii I-klie-m

"la ' I-imsem mija gratifi kau;Oni." ghandhom jithassru .

Fl-a rlikolu 53 la ' I-All prinCipali. minnu fi h wara I-klie m EmcnJo .. '

"Pensjoni Min ima Nanjonali M ghandhom jidhtu I·klic m -Jew Pensjoni 1·."i l. ulu5~

,. 1·""

Min ima Naujona li Mitj uda"".

rn»<>,,'U

L·a n ikolu 55 ta' I·AII printipali ghandu jigi eme ndat ki f gej

En><nd . .. '

I·anikol. 55

( a) mi nllok il·kliem -ghal Pe nsjoni ghal Min Jirti ra" ,,'1·""

prit>oS!"l 1

gha ndhom jidhlu l- kHe m "gbal pensjoni tahl din it-Taqsima": u

(b) mi nflok il-kliem "ghal Pensjoni tar- Rom ol" ghandhom

jidhl u I-kliem "ghal pensjo ni".

Z I. Fl·an ikolu 57 la' I- A !I principal i. minnufi h wara I-khe m "gha! E"",nd. ,,'

Pensjoni Min ima Na7.:ljonali" ghand ho m jidh lu I-klie m "jew ghal ,·."i l.ol.57

,'I·"'n

Pensjoni Minima Naujonali Mi:!:juda".

pnoop.li,

n.

Th."i, to '

L-artikolu 58 la' I· An prinCipa li ghandu jithassar.

1·.n,l.Qlu 5Il

ta-I·""

p-i',»<>!"li .

Fl·ortikolu 60 la' I·AII principali minfl ok il -kliem "ghandu E"",n<!> u'

jkoUha d rill gha l Pension. Mini ma N ~ujo nali.M gh~nd hom jidhlu 1_ I-."iko'" toO

kliem MghamJu jkollha driH taht din il -Taqsi ma ghal Pensjoni Minima ",it>oS",,~ .

Nazzjonali, li I-oghla rala lagh l13 !kun ckwivalcnt i ghal erb a' kwimi t~'

Lm32.88 fiI -kat la' ratel mit.k wwcg [j jkun qicghcd imantni lil martu u

tewg terzi la ' Lm32.88 fil- kaf t3' kull pc rsuna o hra ....

H -anikolu 62 la' I- All pri nCi pa li. mi nnufib warn I- kliem

" Pe nsjon; Minima Naujonali ghand hom jidhlu ]- kHem "jew Pe nsjon;

M

Minima Nazzjonal i Mitj uda ".

Fit· test Malt i la' [-art ikolu 64 ta ' l·Att principali min Oo k i t·

klie m ".al· pcrjod u M ghandhom jidh lu I-kl icm Utul pc rijodu'· .

20,0

24. 10.0

22.55.0

2 1.60,0

Whcre the number of members in the household cxceeds 5

the rates indicated against a household of S shall be increased by

Lml.65 fOf every member in respect of the 6th and subsequent

members in tha t household. For the purp<:lSCs of this Pari , "child

allowance" mean, a ny or all of the allowances payable undcr

paragraphs (i), (ii) and <iii) of ~ction 83 o f this Act.

P:iort 11

of Agt' Pt'nsion

RQI~

A.

Married Men

Rat e of Pension per week

Whe re the wife

Where tbe wife

also qualifies

docsnot qua lify

Category

for a pension

for a pension

unde r scctions

under sect io ns

270rn

270r n

Lm c m

Lm cm

where the yearly meansof

oft hecouple-

do nOl exceed Lm 125 .....

25.10,0

12.55,0

exceed Lm 125 but do not

exceed Lm225 ... ......... .. .

21. 45,0

10.75,0

e ~ceed Lm22S but do not

exceed Lm325 .. ... .. ... ... ..

17.60.0

8.80.0

Cl!ceed Lm325 but do not

exceed Lm425 ... .. .. ... .....

13.40,0

6.70,0

e ~ceed Lm425 but do not

e ~ceed Lm525 ... ............

8.90,0

4 .45 ,0

exceed Lm525 but do not

e ~ ceed Lm62S ... ... ..... ...

4.05,0

2.05,0

e~ cec d Lm625 ...............

No pension

No pension

B. Married woman whose husband does not qualify

for a pensio n in his own right under sections 27 or n

Rale of Pe nsion per wee k

Category

whe re the yearly meansof

Lm e m

the couple -

12.55,0

do not exceed Lm 125

exceed Lm 125 but do nOt

10.75.0

exceed Lm22S

exceed Lm225 but do nOC

8.80,0

cxceed Lm325

exceed Lm325 but do not

execcd Lm425 .................

6.70,0

exceed Lm425 bu t do 001

exceed LmS25 ............. ...

4.45.0

exceed Lm525 bu t do not

exceed Lm625 ..... ........ ...

2 .05.0

exceed Lm625 .................

Nopc nsion

A

C.

Widowed or Single Persons

Rate of Pension per wee k

Category

where the yearly meansof

Lmcm

the person -

do not exceed Lm7S .. .......

1S.95,O

exceed Lm75 blll do not

exceed Lm 125 ..... ..... .......

13.80.0

exceed Lml 25 but do not

exceed Lm I1S

11 .60.0

exceed Lml15 blll do not

exceed Lm22S .............. ...

9.20.0

exceed Lm22S but do not

exceed Lm275 .................

6.45,0

exceed Lm275 but do not

3.25 ,0

exceed Lm32S

exceed Lm325 .................

Nopension

Part UA

Rate of Handicapped /'ension (1IId 8/indnrss Pension

A .. Married men

Calegory

Rat e of Pension per wee k

Lm c m

whe re ,", wife also q ual ifie1i

fo r a pension under !;Cclions

27 or n ... .... ........... .......

25. 10.0

where the wife does not qualify

'0< •

pension under !;CeliOlls

27 or n .........................

12.55.0

Pe rsons not being married men

8. Category

Raleof Pe nsion per week

Lm,m

marricd wo men who!;C hus·

"',d

does not qual ify for n

pensIOn under sections 27 o r

12.55,0

widowed o r si ngle persons ..

15.95,0

Part III

House Rem

The rates in Parts I, 11 and II A of this Schedule shall

be increased b~ SOC per wee k if the household is paying rent for

its normal place of habitation

Provided that, where more than one ho use hold live with in

the same premises, the rent allowance shall be paid onl~ once

and shall be paid to the head of household responsihle for the

payment of such rent to third parties.

The ground rent payable by the ho usehold in respect of

premises which are held in emphyteusis for a period not exceeding

twenty-five years shall be deemed to be the house rent for the

purposes of th is paragraph if such premises are used exclusively

by the household and so lely as resi dence.~.

.,. 5<_"

Mi nfklk l-an iko lu 67 ta ' l-AII pri nt ipali ghandu jidtio l dan li

67. MCla pcrsun a jkollha drill ghal pensioni (as'

w- ~ ... joou

servin, kull pensjoni li wie hed jllsa l ghal ih a skond id·

di spozin jonijie l la ' I·a rl ikoli 69 u 70 la ' din il·Taqsima

gha ndha lil naqq as bHlmn1 0nl la ' dik il·pensjoni las·

r.l-penojoni

se rvin .",

' ...... m ...

L·a rtiko lu.68 ta' I· AIl prinCi pal; ghandu jithassar.

28,

211, Is·subarlikolu (3) la· l·a" ikolu 71 ta· I·A Il prinCi pal; ghandu

jigi eme ndal kif gej

(a) fiJ ·paragrafu (i) liegh u, minno k il· kliem ·'la' l·imsemmija

kariga " ghandhom jidhl u I·klie m "I·ahhar kariga I; ruq ha d-dhu l

pensjonabbli licgl'l u kie n t ie ko mputal -; u

(b) fil-l ieni prOl'iso licghu , minnufi h wara I· kliem " Izda ikla r

glla ll-finijiet ta ' dan I·a n ikolu" ghandhom jidhlu I· kliem " , imma

bl a hsara gl'md-d ispoiizzjonijie llal·paragra ru (b) la' J-an ikolu 65

la' dan l-AIl ,".

L·a n ikol u 75 la' I·AIl prinCi pal i ghand u jig; emendat kif gej

(a) minflok in·nota ma rgi na l; lieghu ghandha tidllol d in 1i

ge.ija: " Pensjo ni Min ima Nazzjonali Mi zj llda" ; 11

Cb) minflo k is-su ba rlikoli ( I) u (2) ti eghu gtlandu jidhol da n

li gej

'"( I) Rage l mi ticwweg Ii jkun qieghed im antni 1i1 man u

u li gtlandu drill gli al Pc nsjoni Mini ma Na.zzjonali bis·s.al'll'la

lad-dispo'-izzjonijicl la' I·artik oli 60 u 61 la' dan I-Att ghandu .

minno k d ik il-pensjo ni iMa bla Ilsa ra ghad ·d ispozizzjonijie l li

gejjin u sko ndhom , ikun int itol at gtla l Pe nsjoni Minima

Na7.l':jo naJi Mit judll Je w gllal dik il-parti minnha , }c.kk ilm n

hcmm , Ii Ikun tiigura li r-rala ticghu ta ' dik il·pensjon; ma

I k un ~ itje d minn tewt ltni tad-dhul pensjonabbli tieghu.

( 2)

Ghall·finij ie t tas·suban ikolu ( I) la ' dan I-a ni kolu -

( i) id·dbul pensjonabbli hc mm imsemm i gbandu,

null kat individ wali ,jigi sostitwit b'seb b mill-ewwel Sibt

tas-sena li dwa rha jkun dovut III bi as tabt dan I-arti kolu

bil'mod provdul bis-subart ikolu (3) ta' I-anikolu 71 ta'

dan I· Att, irrispet tivament mid-data mcta persuna linira ,

,

(iO il -pro ponjon la ' zewg- Ierzi hemm imsemmi

gbandu, mela I-medja ta' konlribuzzjonijiet fis-sc:na

ab.:erlati in konncssjoni mal-talba gbal pensjoni laht din

it-Taqsima jkun in([as min n hamsin . jigi mol tipl ikal bil·

propon:jon li dik i]·medja fis-sena gbandha gbal SO, u r-

ritullal la' din il·moltiplikaujoni gha ndu jissost ilwi;ui]·

imsem mi pro pon:jon la'l:c:wg· u:rzi:·,

3 I. Fis-suban ikolu (3) la ' I· an ikolu n ta ' I- All prinCipali minflok E_".,. I.

Hnikoho n

il-kliem "Lm2" ghandhom jidhJu I·k liern "Lm2,20",

.. ' I·An

prinapo~ ,

32, IS-!lub3rlikolu (I) 13' I·arl ikolu 79 la' I·A Il prinCipali gbandu """'".,.

jig; e mendal kif gej

' ,an,koiu 1'1

.. " , A"

(a) fij-paragrafu (a) ticghu, minflok il- klicrn ~Lrn3,OO.O" I'rinOpali

ghandhom jidblul·kliern ~Lm3,30'": u

(b) fil-paragrafu (b) tieghu , minflok il -k liem "Lm4,90.0"

ghand hom jidhlu l- kl icm " Lm5,40",

Fl-artikolu 80 ta' I-All prinCipali, rninflok il -Idie m "Lm55" Emen<l. ,o'

I-an,kol. M

gbandhorn jidhlu I-klicrn "Lm60.50",

,,'I ,A"

princ;pal;'

.14. Fis-subartikolu ( I) ta' I-arti kol u 82 la ' [-A ll principali. Ern<n<I.,a'

minflok i[· kliem ., Lrn5,50,O" tull rejn jinsabu , ghandhorn jidblu l-kliem I~nik<>l" IQ

,. I_A"

printipa~ .

35, Fil-paragrafu (iii) tas·suba rtikol u (I) ta'l-art ik ol u 82A la'l- Ern<odo ,,'

All printipali, minflok il -kliern minn "mhux probabbli" sa u ink l u~i I- I·.ni

to' ~ A"

kliem "tabt dan I-arti kol u:' gliand hom jidhlu l-klicm "ma jcl:tcdix pr''''I'''I;'

Lm2600 matu l is-se na kalcndarja min nufih "label is-sena kalc ndarja li

fi ha talba ghal AI/o_nu ta' Ocn itur taht da n l-artikolu ssir jew

tithallas , kif iku n il-kat, ~,

36, It-test Malt i ta 'l-arti kolu 83A ta' I-AU prinCipali gha ndu ji!ti EIooo""" ",'

emendat kif gej

(a)

mi nnok il-k clma - para1iii " gliandha tidhol il-kelma

-pa/Jy ~; u

(b) minnok il-kelma -scverame nt~ kul1 rej n tinstab ghandha

lidbol il-telma -gravemenC.

J7 . Fl·anikolu 91 ta' I-All pri ncipali minnufih wara I·tlie m ~jew ElK""" ,a'

Ghajnuna Sotjali- ghandbom jidhl u '-tliem -(minbarra dik imhal1sa ",'

bI'Iala U/fO"'UflCt! ta b! id-d ispotiujonijiet taHubarti kolu (SA) ta' I-

artikolu 30 ta' dan I-Au)-.

L-arti ko lu 95 ta' I· An prim: ipali ghandu jig; emcndat kif gej

(a) minflok it-Itliern mirm "Pensjoni ghall·Gl'lomja- sa u

nkluti J.k lie m "la' dan I·An rispcttivament,- gha ndhom jidhlu I-

klicm "Ghajn una SOCial; u Pensjon; ta' I-EliI mhallsa tal'n dan

I-All ,";

(b) fiI-paragrafu (b) tal -proviso tiegli u, minnok il-kliem

- bid·9O% Jew aktar.- ghand hom jidhl u I-k liem -bid·90% Jew

aktar;- u

(t)

minnu fih wara I-paragrafu (b) ta1-provisotieghu, gIiandu

ji:i:d ied dan il-paragrafu gdid (t) I; gej

"(t) b'se hll mill· \ ta' Lulju. 1989. pcI'SUn3 li tkun

ghalqetl-et8 la' 60 sella li tkun michuda. Jew lisla' littahhad ,

milli timey; Pensjon; ta' I-EIll. lahl dan I-At! min habba fid-

dispoiizzio nijiet taHubpa ragrafu (ii) lal-paragrafll (b) ta ' I-

anikolll n la' dan I-Atl , ma ghand hiex titqiC$ I; tikkwalifika

ghal PensjQni ghaJ Handika ppati Jew Pe nsjoni gha ll -Ghomia

skond I-anikolu 27 la' dan '· An hlicf jekk di k it·pcrsuna lisla '

ggib prova ghas·sodisfav:ion lad-Direnur li kienet qeghda

tbati minn su b·normali tll. mentali severn Jew li kie ne! pcrsun a

grave ment ha ndikappa la Jew li kie nel pcrsuna gIIamja skond

dan I-An qabel ma lahqell-etll. la' 60 s-ena laghha. ~.

L-anikolu 96la' I·An pri nCi pali ghandu jigi emendat kif gej

(a) fis·suban ikolu ( I) ticgh u, minflok jl·kliem kjkollu jbati

konsegwenzi serji:M ghandhom iidhlu l· kl iem "jkoll u ibali

ko nscgwenzi serji. ~ , 11 I' proviso liegh u ghandu jilhassar; u

(b) mi nnufih wara Hubarti kolu (2) lieghu ghandu jiidied

dan is,slIbartikol u (3) gdid li gej

~(3) Ghal H inijiel tad-dispofuzjonijiel la ' qabel ta' daD

I·ani kolu. me la jkun ir·l1I.gel jcw il·mara la' dik il' pcnuDa li

jko ll ha Jew kellha pu5SC$ la' dik il·Jieenza. dik il·persuna xort a

tibqa' inlilola la li tirCie"i it'pensioni tieghu jew taghh a, sko nd

il-kat. jekk in· negozju li dwaru tkun il· lice nza qatt ma kieD

geslit min ndik il-penuna u lanqas ma kiene! il·liCenUl dwar in·

negozju inni fis ha qatl mahruga fiscm dik il-pcnuna. iew meta

I· komunioni la·l·ak kwiSli bejn il·mimwgin kienel giel xjolta

b' konscgwenza tas·scparazzioni legali tagh hom jew meta,

qabcl is-separaujoni lagh ho m, il-komu njoni ta' ]'Bkkwisti

kie nc t giet eskluta , M ,

L-artikolu ]0] la ' I-A It printipali gha ndu jig; eme ndsl kif gej

(a) fi]-paragrafu (a) tas·subanikolu (I) tieghu, mi nflok il-

kl iem Mfiz·:i:mie n preskri tt , jek k ikun il· kaz," gha ndhom jidhlu I·

kliem ~fiI- limili la - tmien rispel1 ivi mniiiJa fis-suban ikolu (2) ta'

dan I -ani kolu .~;

minflok is-subaniko[u (2) tieghugha ndujidhol dan li gel

(b)

M(2) [].[imiti ta' zmie n imse mmija fiI-paragrafu (a) tPs-

subaniko lu (I ) ta ' dan [·a rti kolu ghandhom ikunu dawn li

(3) fil -kat la' Benefittju ghal Mard u Be ndi ctju

glia l Ko rrimcnt , ghaxan ijie m li jibdew jghoddu mill-

ewwe l jum la' ink a pa~ liI. gllax·xoghol ;

(b) fil -ka:i

la'

Benefittju

ghad-Disim pieg.

Benefittju Spe~ja li gI'Iad-Disimpieg. Ghajnuna Soejali.

Ghajnu na Mt dika. Pe nsjoni la' I-Et~ . Pe nsjoni ghal

Handika ppa ti , Pensjoni ghal l-Ghomja , xi pensjoni dwa r

invalidilll, Jew Allo",ollu ta ' Gen itur , hamest ijie m li

jibdew jghoddu mill·jum li dwaru ssi r il-lal ba;

(t ) m·kat ta' Gholja tat·Zwieg. BeoefiUju dwa r il·

Matc rnilll, Allo .. 'allu tat-llal . AlloK'ollu Spetjali .

A lloK'ollu gI'Ial Tire! Haddikappat Jew xi pensjon i gI'Ial

min jirtira jew dwar ir·romol. sil1 11hur li jibdew jghoddu

minn -

(i) iI-j um li fih I-iben Jew il -bint lilwieled.

dwar Benefictju dwar il-Matcrnila, Allowollu lal-

lls1 u Allo ,.,anu ghal Tirel Handikappal ;

(ii) il-ju m li fih il -persuna li dwarha qcd iss ir

il- Ialba lilhaq is-sit1ax-il se na. fiI-kat ta' Allowancf

Spetjali;

(Hi) il-j um li fih il-persuna ko n.:ernal a tilhaq 1-

irtir taghha . fil-kat la ' xi pe nsjo ni ghal min jinira;

(iv) il-j um li fi h il-mara ~ ona:rnala ssi r arm la.

fiI ·kat ta' xi pensjoni dwar ir· romol ; u

(v)

il -jum lat·twieg. fiI·kat ta' Ghotja tat-

twie!

IMa jekk ma ssi r l-ebda talba ghaJ xi benefK:tju,

pensjonijicl , allo wancu je w ghaj nuna msemmijin

qabcl fiI· limit i ta' tmic n imsemm ijin qabel, id-d ritt

ghal dowk iI-benefittji. pensjonijie t. al/o wanca u

ghajnu na jibda jghodd biss mill·jum li fih it-talba

rcla ttiva lasal ghand id · Dircttur; he kk iMa li fil-kai

ta' Gholja lai-twieg l-cbda driu ghal dak il -

benefittju maj ibqa' jglloddwara lijghaddi I-perijodu

imsemmi fil -paragra ru (t) la' dan is-suba n ikol u."; u

(t) minnufih wara i$-wbarti ko lu (2) ticghu ghandu jii died

da n is-subanikolu (3) gdid li gej

M(3) Meta rxi t mi en qabeJ i,-2) ta' Frar, 199<hi persun a

.kun IIhamlct lid- Dire nur talba glial Allowanu tat-Tfal jew

A llo wllnce Speejali tahl dan I-An u, glial xi Taguni hi licm3 hi.

dil.; ]-Ill/owmICe baqgh et mhi x i mh al1sa jcw sospita sad-data

im s.emmija qabc l fdan is-subartikolu dil.: il-persuna 1;$13',

minkejja ill; dik il-persun a kjencl naqs.el I. tappella lit Arbit Rl

mahlur talll dan I-All jew Ji ,ie hu xi anjoni ohra li taghliha I·

ligi. IDghmc1 talba gdida lid -Direttur ghal dik 1-ollo",'Ql1a

mhux aktartard mit-3O ta' April , 1990. Jd-dispoiiujonij ielta5-

subart ikol u (4) ta ' l-artikolu 102 la ' dan I·AII g.handhom

jappl ikaw ghat-.alba li lal 10k ghal d il.; il-Ialba gdida , LI jc kk ma

ssir I ~bda lalba gdida blla! dik he kk ki r imsemmija qa bcl , dik

I·allawance ma ghandh;e~ t;tllallas lal'lt dan I·AII fir.rigward

ta' kul! perijodu li jigi qabcl it·2) ta' Frar, 1990

Itda d·d ispoi.izzjonijiet imscmmija qabel fdan is·

subartiko lu m'ghandhomx jappli kaw fiI ·k ai: ta' talba gli al

Allo wanu tat·Tfal magh mula dwar ~i tifel jew t;fla li twieldu

fit ·2J ta' Awissu, 1989 Jew wara. iMa fkull kat bhal dan

id-dispotizzjonijiet tas'!iUbartikolu (4) ta' I·anikolu 102 la '

dan I·AII ghand hom minkejja kol lox jappli kaw. ~.

Minnufih warn $'5ubanikolu (3) ta ' I-artikolu 102 ta' I· An

prinCi pali ghandu jifdi ed dan is-subaTlikol u (4) gdid li gej

~ (4) Min kcjja kull dispotizzjoni ta' dan I·AIt, kuU talba glia l

hlas ta ' xi benefiCtju. pensjoni, ghajn un a Jew allowan.:e taht dan I·

All ma ghllndhicx titballas bl-arretrat i ghal perijodu ta ' itjed minn

sin xhur, kif ·jisla· jiddeCiedi d· Diretlur, jekk 1-;5Iima dwa r di k it·

.alba inummet lurn bhala rit ulta t tan-nuqq as ta' OS$ervanu lad·

dispotizzjonijiel lal·paragrafu (b) tas·subartikolu (I) la' I·artikolu

]01 ta ' dan I-An minn naha la ' min ikun ghame! il·lalba. ~.

Minnufih wara I-artikolu 102 ta ' '-All prinCipali gIlandujidhol

dan j·aTliko]u gdid I02A li gcj:-

- ~.joi"b.tu

100A. Meta xi beneficej i, pensjoni, gbajnuna Je w

: . :..':"'~ allowanu imhallsa labt dan I· AII tehtieg sew speCifikament ,

pe .. jonijM:l •• b 'implik azzjoni jew b' inferenza li min jaghmel it·lalba Jew ;1·

""'i""'" persuna 1i dwarha dak il-beneficej u. pensjoni , gh ajnuns Jew

allowanu jithallas gband u jkun ~i ltadin ta' Malta , it·talbiet

ghal dawk il-benefiCtji , pensjonijiel , ghajnu na jew al/owllIIus

b&l'~ minn dawk il-penluni li jkollhom Ci ttadinanu doppja bis-

sahh a ta ' I-artikol u 27 ta l· KOSlituzz,·oni ta' Ma lla ma

",

ghandhorro; jintlaqgllu meta dawn isif\l, glial perijodi qabcl l·\

la ' Awissu. 1989. n •

Minnok I-artikolu IOS la' I·Att prin~ipali gli andu jidhol dan li

'In .. l.",.·

IOS. l'Ilid kif dispost fis·s ubarti kolu (3) la'l-art;kolu

\02 ta' dan I-An , kull penluna li ,kun irtc ... iet xi somma bhala

benefil:tju, pensjoni. allowanu jew ghajnuna labt dan I·An li

==:...

ma kellh iex drilt ghalih stond id-dispotizzjonijiet ta' dan ,.

All , ghandha IhaUas Iura lid· DirC:llut is-somma li Ikun hc: kk

mholloioo. '" ilte ... iC:I. u d-DirC:llur ghandu, mingllajr prc:gudiuju gIlal kuJl

drill iehor li Ilih il·ligi . jigbor lora dik is·somma permcu u(

tnaqqis minn xi be n efi~ju , pensjoni. allo wance jew ghajn una

li jkollha driu ghalihom wara dan

li da -

(I) mela dak il·hl as ic:jjed isehh b' ri1ulla t ta '

noqqas la' stqarrija Jew la' pre:ientazzjoni haZina ta' fan i

materjal; (sew jekk in-noqqas ta' stqarrija jew

prctenlanjoni hatina kienu jcw mll kicnux bi frodi) ir-

rata ta' gbir Iu ra pcrmczz ta' tnaqqis minn xi beneflCCju .

pcnsjoni , allo wance Jew g/'Iajnuna li jkollha d ritt

ghalihom wara dan ghandu jig; detit mid-Dirett ur iMa

fI-e bda kat mB ghandu ikun anqas mill- e kwivale nti ta'

30% tar-rata ta' benefO«:iu . pensjoni . allowance iew

ghajnona li jkollha dri ll ghalihom wara dan; u

(ii) meta da k il ' hlas iejje d isehh b'ritoltat ta' xi

cvc ntwa litlll i ma tkonx wahda mi nn dawk imsemm ija fil -

paragrafu (i) ta ' dan iI -pTOViso ir-rata ta' gbir Iura

permeu ta ' tnaqqis minn xi beneficeju. pensjoni ,

allowance Jew ghaj nunn li jkollha dritt ghalihom wara

dan glIandu wk oll jigi deat mid-Direnor iida rebda kat

ma ghando ikun aktar mill·ekwivalenti ta' 10% lar, rala

la' be nefi~ju, pensjoni, allo wance jew ghajnuna li

ikollha dritt ghalihom wal1l dan , sakem m il-benefiqarjo

jew il-pensjonant kolltcrnat. skond kif ikun il- kat, jitJob

ilIi rata ogl'Ila ID' tnaqq is lip crfeuwata; iZda hekk illi fi

kwalunkwe kat id- Direllu r ma ghandujkolluebdadrin li

jaghmel kun Inaqqis bhaJ dak kif imsemmija fdan il-

paragrafu dwar pc rijodu la ' hillS tejjed li ma jaqghUl{ fit-

pcrijodu La ' se ntejn konse ku ltivi li jrnorru Iura mid-data

li fiha d- Dire ttu r isi r jar b'dak il-hlas ic:jjed ....

!I-proviso li hcmm mal -paragrafu (t ) n-artikolu 109 ta' I-Att F. ... "" ... '

pri ntipa li ghandu jigi emc ndat kif gej

(a) fil -paragrafu (a) licghu. il· kJi em " Be nefiHj u glial pri~ p.oll .

Korri menf' ghandhom jithass ru : u

(b) minnufih wata I-paragrafu (a) tiegho ghandu jiidied dan

il-paragrafu (aa) gdid li gcj

"(a3) jekk it-l3lba hi ghal Be nc fi~ju ghal Korrimcn t u

il-pc rijodu ta' inkapatil~ ghnx ·xoghol li jirri.i:uha minnh a

jettedi ghaxart ijiem la ' beneficeju, id-dispoilzzjonijiel lal-

paragrafu (a) ta' da n iI ' proviso ghandhomjappl ikaw. u mela I-

perijodu ta' inkapatilll ghax-xoghol ma jettedix ghaxart ijiem

ta' benefK:tj u, id-dispotizzjonijiellal·paragrafu (b) ta' dan il-

proviso gbandhom japplikaw:~.

Fis-5ubartikolu (2 ) ta' '-arti kolu 11 7 ta' I-An prinCi pali Erne_ .. ·

minOok jj-kliem MI_artikoli 116, 119. lW, 122, 128" ghand homj idhl u I- ~.rtik"'"

klicm - I-artikoli 116.120. 122-,

Minnok I-artikolu ! 19 ta' I-An prirn:ipali ghandu jidbol da n li 1-.,,;ko'.1I

1,'I,A"

119. (1) Jet!;. xi prioopal jew persuna I; limp;ega lil ha

nnifIsha;ew persuna I; dwarha d-dispotiajonijicllai-8r1ikolu

pe"".' ~ 13 la' dan I·At! japplikaw, tonqos jew li traskura I; Iballas Ht-

timpj<p 1;11,. imien preskril1 xi konlribuzzi'oni la ' \-E ...... -c\ Klassi jcw tat·

Tie"i Klassi, kif ikun il-l;.at,li Ikun su!tctta 1i thallos latll dan

~'ribur.. I-AIt. ghandha Ikun dovuta kon tribuujoni addi.v:jonali

ckwivalcnti ghal -

(a) 10% tal-valur 10lali ta ' dawk iH:'oJltribunjoni·

jict mhux imhallsin, dwa r kontribuzzjonijic t dovuti lalll

dan I-At! null imien qabel it-J ta' Lulju, 1989: u

(b) 5% tal-valur totali ta' dawk il-kOOlribu1.zjoni·

jic\ mhux imll11l1sin , dwar kOnlribuzzjonij iel dovuti latll

dan I-An fkull zmicll wara 1-2\a' Lulju, 1989;

u din il·kontribuujoni addizzjonali ghandha tilhallas minnha

[id-Dircttur

lida mcla [-pcrijodu la' dawk il-konlribuzzjonijicl

mhux imhallsin ikun jal'lbat bejn 15·7 la' Mejju, 19S6u I- I ta'

Jannar, 1989, j",kk dawk i[-konlrib uzzjonijicl mhuK imhallsin

ikunu effcllivamcnl im1i.allsin fxi 1mi.:n bejn [·1 la' April,

1989 u t-3O ta' April, 1990, it-tewg granet inkluti, dawk il-

komribuzzjonijiel addizzjona[i msemm ijin qabel li jislghu

jithallsu minnu lid-Dircllur skond dan is-suhartiko[u,

ghandhom sussegwentc mcnt jingl'lataw Iura lill-principa[ jew

li ll-pcllluna li timpjega lilha nnifisha, kif ikun il-kai. , jekk

<lawk il-komribuajonijiet kollha mhux imhallsin fi[ -flltl

jithallsu sa u inklut il-30 la' Apri l. 1990, u kull kontribuzzjoni

OOvula laht u skond id-dispoiizzjonijiet ta ' dan I-At! gha11-

pc rijodu bejn it-2 la' Jannar, 1989 u t-3O ta' April, 1990, it.-

iewggranet ink[uZi, Ikun ukol1 dcbilamcnt imhallsa skond id,

dispotizzjonijiel la' dan I-A It fid-da la mela xi konlribuzzjoni-

jiel mhux imhallsin kif imsemmi qa bcl rdan il-proviso

cffellivamcnt jilhallsu skond dan il -provuo.

Itda wkoll fiI-kat mela pcllluna li timpjega lilha

nnifillha jcw pcrsuna li dwarha d-dispofu;zjonijiet la' [-

arlikolu 13 la' dan I-All japplik aw , iggib prova ghllS-

sodisfanjon lad-Dirctt ur li fii,tmien mela dawk il'

konl ribuzzjonijiel kien u dovuli hija kicnel imsicfra ;Cl"

qeghda I-isplar, iz-imien preskrill imscmmi qabcl ghandu

jillawwal sal-3 1 jum mill -mitia Iura taghha fMaita jew minn

mela Ikun ha rget milHsptar, kif ikun it -kat.

(2) (a ) MCla printi pal jew persuna bhal dik

,msemmija fis·subarti ko lu ( I) ta' dan l-a niko1u lonqos milli

thallas il-konlribuzzjonijiet dovuti minnu nimkien mal-

komribuzzjoni addizzjonali mse mmija qabcl Ii t.mien I[iel

~hur mit-tmien preskriu imscmmi qabe[, id,Direll ur jisla',

minghaj r prcgudizzju ghal ku11 drill ichor [i huwa jko11u ,

pcrmezz la ' iUra gudizzja rja li ligi nOlifik818 lil dik il 'pcrwna

li ghandha thallas dawk jI·konlribuzzjonijicl jew

kontribuzzjonijict addizzjonali. jillob dok il-hlas, u man-

no ti fi lta ta' dilt I-iura gudiujarja, it-talba wd· Oi rcu ur Iti f

maghmula fdi t I-iUra gudiujarja ghand ho, wara li jislt adu

ghaxan ijiem minn di k in-nmifi ka, liltltost it wi xxi tilo lu

eieku niv ghal! -finijiet tat-Titolu VII tat-Taqsima I ta' 11-

Tieni Ktieb tal-KodiCi ta' Orga nizzazzjani u l' rocedura Civili,

hlief jeklt il- pe~u n a li lilh a jigi nal ifi lt at ma ~ibx 'iI quddiem,

fi i mic n I-imsem mi pcrijodu ta ' ghaxart ijiem jew da k iI-

peTijod u addizzja nali, 1i ma jkunx ta' alttar minn Ileli n jum,

hekk kif il -qorti Civili ka mpelen li tista' tislabbil ixxi wara li

lintwera kawia gusta biex isi r da n, sfida ghol dik il-talba

pcrmcu ta' Tik on kontra d-Oirelt ur q uddiem il-qoni Civili

ko mpetent i.

(b) Ir-Ti kors ghandu, lahl piena ta' nullitA,

jgflid b'mod tar u fil-qosor ix-xarta ta' I·ilment, il-fani li

min nhom jinqala'l-ilmcnt u r-ragunijiel ghal icx dak I-ilment

gha ndu jintlaqa·.

(c) h-riko rre nt ghandu jchmct mar-ri kors

dawk id-dokumenti koll ha li hu jkun jh;ta' jipproduti

b 'sustenn tal-talba ticghu, u ghandu jaghti fiT- rikors ticghu 1-

ismijie t lax-xhieda kollha 1i jkun 11 hsiebu jippToduo fcjn

ighid, dwar ku l! wietled, il-prova li jkun bil-tl sieb li jaghmeL

(d) II-qoni ghand ha, minghajr dcwmien,

tqicghcd is-smiegh tar-Tikors ghal data kmicni, liema data ma

ghandha febda kai tkun iktaT la rd minn tleli n jum mid-data li

fihajigi ppTeienlat iT-rikon,

(c) Ir-Tikon, u I·avvii wd-dma slabbilila

ghas-smiegh. ghandhom jigu not ifikmi lid- Oircttur minghajr

dewmien, u l-imsemmi Oi rctlur ghandu jippreicnla r·

risposla tieghu gh alih Ii i:m ien hmistax-il jum mid·data tan·

not ifi ka tar-Tikors,

(0 Id-Oi renur ghandu, fir-risposla tieghu,

igh id b'mod car u fiI-qosor jekk jaqbilx mal· falli murija fir-

ri kors, u r-ragunij iet ghaliex jo~euiona ghat -talba : huwa

ghandu wkolJ jaghti fir-risposta tieghu l· ismijict tu-xhieda

b'sustcnn ghar·ragunijic t licghu u ghandu jehme:i: maghha d-

dokumenti koll hll b'sustenn ta ' dan ,

(g) Fil-jum stabbilil ghas-smicgh tu r-rikors,

il -qorti gflandha tikkonsidra I-punt i ta ' fatt u taH igi li jislg1'lu

jigu ai:tcnllti biss mir·rikors, mir'Tisposta iew mid·dokumenti

ppreicnlati, minn kull wal'lda mill-panijict , iew mix-xhicda

indikati minn ku ll wahda mill·pa rtij iel fir-rikors jelO' fi r-

risposla. skond it-kat. jcw mit-t rauazzjoni verbali la ' kull

wahda mill-panijiet.

(h) l1 -qorli ghand ha ti smo' r-rikoTs sal-

konkluijoni gheluq hamest ijicm tax-xoghol mid·data

slabbilita g1'las-smiegh originali tar-rikors , u ma ghll ndu

jinghata ebda aggorn ament hlief jc::w bil·kunsens t3t·tcwg

partijiet Jew ghat raguni ettezzjO ll11li li rig; regist rat a mill·

qorti. u dik id -dilta a,Mom ala ma lkun~ iktar lard minn kc mm

ikun !\ustifikat ghal dik ir-raguni .

(0 81 0 hsara ghad·dispotiajonijic\ UI' qabd

ta' dan is·subartikolu. id-dispotizzjonij ict tal- Kodia ta'

Organiuazzjoni u PrOCedura Civili (Kap. 12) dwa r il·

proeedimen li quddiem il- Prim 'Awla tal-Qorti Civi l;

ghand hom japplikaw dwar kull riko", hhuJ da k.

(3) Min kejj a d·di5potiajonijict ta ' kull li gi o hTa,

it -talba lod·Dirc ltuT ghal xi ammOlll dovut bh ala

kontribuujoni la" t-Ewwel Klassi jew la l-lieni Kl assi lahl dan

I-artikolu tikkostitwixxi talba privileUala, fiI-kat ta'

kon lribuzzjoni la' I-Ewwel KlaS$i, fl-isll!ss grad bhall·pagi ta'

mpjegat i fuq I'a lliv tal-prinCi pal u , m-kat ta' kontri bw:zjoni

tat-T ieni Klassi. fuq I-assi tal ·pcrs una li timpjega lil ha

nnifisha ko neernata u gliandha titli al1 as bi prefere nza fuq it-

talbiet I-ohra kollha (minbarra I-pagi) se w jekk privilegga ti

jew ipote karji.

(4) Ghall-finijiet ta' dan l·artikolu , avvit mid-

Direttur liI ~ i printi pal jew pcrsuna li limpjega lilha nni fisha li

juri n-num ru u I-ammon! ta' ko nt ribw:zjOllijiet li dak il-

printi pal jew persuna li timpjega lilha nni fisha ikun naq asjew

iuraskura lijha llas ikull, sake mm ma jigi~ ippruvat ku ntrarju,

prova bitiejjed li I-ammon! fuq I-imsc mmi avvit huwa 1-

am mont li gl'Iandu jithallas lid-Direttu r mill-principal jew

mill-persurlI\ Ii ti mpjega lilh a nnifisha konee rn ata." .

47, A-a n ikol u 123 ta 'I-A tt principali , minflok il-kliem ~ m i nil 119

sa 121" ghandhom jidhlu I- kliem "120 u 121

M

•

L-anikolu 128 ta' I-A It printipali ghandu jilhassar_

Mi nnufih wara I-art ikolu 130 ta' l' Att prinCipali ghandu

jitdicd il-provisQ gdid li ge;

" Iroa meta persuna impjcga ta tonqos li thana;; ~i ko nt rihuujo-

nijiet skond is-suba rtikolu (5) ta' l-artikoll.l8ta' dan I-At!, dak in-

nuqqas ta'hlas gliandu , mcla dik il-persuna im pjegata tk un irtevi et

il-pagi dovuti lit ha, dcjj<:m jilqies li jkun htija tal-pcrsuna

impjegata. ".

SO, It-Ti cni Skeda li linsab ma ' I-Al l pri ncipali ghandh a ligi

cmendat a kif 8ej

(a) fis-subparagrafu (d ) tal-paragrafu 3 tal-Pan i I tDghh a,

mi nnufih wan l-k liem " kull pcnsjOlli oI"lra" ghandhom jidhlu 1-

klicm M(ti ma tku n)! pensjoni m hallsa bis-sahh a ta' l-a rtikolu 16A ta '

I-All dwa r it-Tarzna ta' Malta)-; u

(b) fis-suhparagrafu (d ) lal-paragrafu 5 U"l1-Parli 11 tagbha.

minnok il-klicm - icwg lerzi~ ghandhom jidhlll ' ·figllri - ffl. 7% -_

Minnok it·Tielcl Skeda li tinsab ma' I· AlI printipali ghandu ",,-To<\«

jiJhol dim Ii ~ej

- 'T-T ' ELET SKEDA

Artikoli 18, 28. 29, 30.

Ra/a/a ' Bmeftdju ghat MaTd. Beflefittjll glial Disimpieg.

Bmefitifu SpeejQli ghat Disimpieg u B(//ffittju ghal Kouiment

u gholl-/nkopiJCitQ

Part; 1

A . Benejidju ghal Mard 11 8en~ju SpetjQli gluU Disimpieg

Rat a ta' Kuljum tal-Bcnclictju

ghal Mard jew Be/lefiCeju

Numru ta' kontrib u7.7.jonijiel

Spetjali ghal Disimpicg

imhallsa jew akkredil31i

lis·sena ta' konlribllzzjoni

Ragel

Kull

re l at ti~a

mi iie wweg li

persuna

jkun qieghed

ohm

imantn; lil martu

Lm c m

Lmc m

...

3.90,0

50 Jew itjed (rata shiha)

2.:10.0

3.45,0

40 - 49

2. 15,0

JQ - 39 .... .....................

2.70.0

1.65.0

20 - 29 ......... .. , .............

1.95,0

1.20,0

B.

8 fllffidju ghal Disimpieg

Rata la' Kuljum

ghal l3 enelicrju gha\

Num ru la' ko ntribuzzjonijiet

Disimpieg

imhallsa Jew akkredi tati

lis·sena la' kontribuzzjoni

Rage'

Kull

rclatti~a

miiicwweg li

pe rsun a

jku/lqiegh ed

ohm

imantn i lil martu

Lm,m

Lm c m

SO jew itjed (rala shiha) ...

2.25,0

1.35.0

1.20,0

2.00,0

40 - 49 ....................... ...

30 - 39 ...................... ...

0.95,0

1.55.0

20 - 29 ................. ' _ ......

0 .70.0

1.10.0

A

C

Ben efiUju ghaJ KorrjtMnl

Ral a la' Kuljum

ta' Beneliccju

ghal Korrimen t

Xona la ' Bcneliccjarju

Rage l

Kull

mitlewweg li

persuna

jkunq icghcd

ohm

impnlni lil manu

Lmcm

Lm c m

Min ikollu Im inlax,il sena

jew itjed .. , ........ .. ... ... , ...

4.50,0

6. 10.0

Min ikollu luhl iHminlax·il

..... .. , .. , ..................

3.65,0

2.05,0

~"'

Parti n

Ammon/i la' Gratifikllzz;oni ghlll /nkapaijrtJ

Ammon! la' Gnuifikazzjoni

Grad ta'lnkapatil'"

Lm c m

00.0

I

]06.00,0

,

]59.00,0

212.00,0

,

265.00,0

318.00,0

37 1.00,0

424.00,0

477.00.0

530.00,0

583.00,0

636.00,0

689.00,0

742.00,0

"

795.00,0

"

848.00,0

901.00,0

954.00,0

"

1,007.00,0

Parl i III

L-Ogh/a Rmi la' Pensjoni ghal/'/nkllpllcili1

Rat ; fiI-Oimgha

Min ikollu 18-i l se lla jew itjed

Min ikollu taht it-18, il scna

Lm c m

Lm c m

14,60,0

7,30,0

52, Fil-Pani [ lal-n ames Skeda li tinsab ma' I-Atl principali. Emc<>d.

.. I· H ..... S~.dl

minnulih wara l-parti ta6ghandha tidhol din il-pani ta gdida 6A li gejja: ~ lU~ab mo'

I An pnnnp.~ .

"6A. Ski:wfrcnja kro nika:' ,

Sootit.,.,.,..

53, Minflok is-Siu Skeda li linsab ma' I-An printipali ghandu

. . Sin Sk"""

jidhol dan li gcj

~'_mo '

~An prin<ipo~ .

" IS,S IIT SKEDA

Artikoli 27, 30, 77.

Parll I

Rala la' Ska/a IQ ' Ghujm."u SotjDli

Numru Mel3 WJo .. 'tU!U M elll /JI/oto'QiK'< Mcta "/Iowa .. "'" Mela "I/o"',,n"'"

u'

Ilu_lfalli\hallas taHfaltithallas laH fa! tithallas

laHfalma

lilllatlas

dwartifel

Membri

",

dwark,,·gt

d",ar llou

wiehedjew

d"'lIr xi lild

ilral

ilIa!

lilla ",aMa

jew lilla

familja

Lm c m

Lm c m

Lm c m

Lm cm

-

-

-

15,95,0

-

-

]6.60,0

18.70 ,0

-

21.35,0

19.25,0

17.70,0

,

23.75,0

21.70,0

20.20,0

19.25,0

26,20,0

24. 10,0

22.55,0

21.60,0

MCIH n-num ru la' membri fil·familja jkun jcceedi 5 iT- rali li

hemm indik~li ghal familja la' 5 ghandhom jiidiedu b'Lml.6S

ghal kull mcmbru ghar-rigward las·sill membru u I-membri l-oh ra

sussegwcnt i r dik il-familja. Ghall-finijic t ta' din il- Pani.

"u/lowance lat-l fal " lfisscr xi wahda jtw kul! a/lowanu li jilllallsu

skond il-paragrafi (i). (ii) u (iii) lal-artikolu 83 ta' dan I-All.

A

Parli 11

Rali la' Peflsjoni la' f-Eli!

A.

Irgicl Mii..i:cwgin

Rata ta ' Pensjoni fil·gim&ha

Mcta l-ma l1ll ttun MCla I-man. ma

tiHwalifika ,,-koll Ikun.liHwatifika

Katcgorija

ghal""nsjoni

koll &IIal""n*.n

skond l-anikoti

~kond t-anikoti

I1jew77

27jew77

Lm c m

Lm cm

Meta I-meni lis-se na

tal-t oppja -

..

ma jaqbtux Lml25 ".'." '

25.10,0

12.55,0

jaqbt.u Lml25 itda mhux

Lm225 ................. ", . .. "

21,45,0

10.75,0

jaqb:!:u Lm225 iida mhux

Lm325 ......... .................

8.80,0

17.60.0

jaqb:!:u Lm325 I:!:da mhux

Lm42S ..........................

13.40.0

6.70,0

jaq biu Lm425 iida mhux

Lm52S ..........................

8.90,0

4.45,0

jaqbtu Lm525 iMa mhuJ[

Lm 62S ..........................

4.05.0

2.05,0

jaqbtu Lm625 ........... ..... Ebda pensjoni

Ebda pe nsjoni

B.

Nila MiZic wgin li r-ragcltaghtlOm ma jkunx jikkwbtifika

ghat pensjoni st ond 1-3rtikoti 27 jcw 77

Katcgorija

Rata ta' Pc nsjoni fil-Gimgha

Lm c m

Meta I-mezzi fis·sena tal-koppja -

ma jaqb!ux Lml25 .... ..... . " ....

12.55,0

joqbtu Lml25 iMa mhux Lmlli

10.75,0

jaqbiu Lm225 ii!da mhux Lm325

8.80.0

j3qb!u Lm325 iMa mhull Lm425

6.70.0

4,45.0

jaqbtu Lm425 iMa mhull LmS25

jaqbiu LmS25 i:i:da mhux Lm625

2.05.0

jaqbiu Lm625 ....... , .. , .. , ......... -

Ebda pensjoni

A

C.

Pcrsuni Romol iew wahcdhom

Rala la' Pensjoni lil·Oimgha

Kategorija

Lmcm

MCla I-mew lis-sena lal-persuna -

ma jaqbtu:t Lm75 ,_ ... ............

15.95.0

jal.jbzu Lm75 ii:da mhu:t Lml25

13.80.0

11.60,0

jaqbtu Lm l25 it.da mhu~ Lm175

jaqb7.u Lm175 i;1:da mhu~ Lm225

9.20.0

jaqbtu Lm225 ii:da mhu~ lm275

6.45.0

jaqbtu Lrn275 iMa mhu:t Lm325

3.25.0

jaqbtu LmJ25 ......... .... .. _ ........

Ehda pensioni

Parti !lA

RlJli /0' P"nsjoni glzoll·HIJnllik"pplJ!i .. I'msjolli g/llJlI-Ghomjll

A.

Irgicl Mi:i::i:ewga

Kategorija

Rata ta' Pensjoni fiJ-Oimgha

em, m

Meta l·mar.! tkun tikkwalifika

wkoll ghal pensJom skond

I-artikol' 27 jew n

25.10,0

/>tela I-mara ma tkun t'kkw a-

"','

lifika wkoll

pensjoni

skond l-artikoli 27 jew n _ .. -

12.55,0

U_ Persuni I, m' h umie~ irgie\ l1litj:cwg~

Kalcgorija

Rala ta' Pensjoni fil-Oimgha

Lme m

Nisa mitiewga li I-irg,cl tagh-

horn ma j kunu~ jikkwalifikaw

ghal pensjoni skond I-artikoli

27 jcw n ..... ............ ......

12.55,0

Pcrsuni romol jcw wahcdhom

15.95,0

" art; 111

Krru ,ud·Dur

Ir·rat i Ii jinsabu fiI· Panijic t I. 11 u IIA ta ' din 1·lskeda

ghandhom ji7.diedu b'50 ce nleimu fiI ·g;mgha je!;.!;. a·familja tkun

qeghda tl'lallas ke ra gl'lall·fond normal! mghha fcin Ikun qeghda

toqghod

Jtda, meta il.:tar minn fum ilja wahda Ikun qed tghil( fl ·istcss

fond. 1·",lIo"-"'fI« tal· kc ra gl'lundha tithallas darba bis$ u ghand ha

tithallas lilI·kap lal-familja I; jkun rcsponsabbli ghall·hlas la ' din il·

ke ra liltem persuni.

I ~ ns li jithallas mi nn familja dwar fond mitmum b'.xnsghal

peri)odu la' mhux iktar minn hamsa u ghoxnn sena ghand u jitqics

bhala kera lad-dar ghall·finiji el la ' dan il-paragrafu le kk dan il -

fond ikun qieghed iintub cskluiivamcnt mill-familia u biss bhala

residcnza taghha." .

54, Fil-Parti I tat -Tmicn Skcda li tinsab ma' I·An principali,

minflok il·figuri M22.25'·. M25.00", H27.80'·. "30.55" u H33.3S"

rispc:llivamcnl ghandhom jidhlu I·figuri '"25.25". H28.00", H3O.80~.

~33.55H u MJ6.3S".

Minflok id-Disa' Skcda li tinsab ma' I-An priocipali ghandu

SS.

jidhol dan li ~cj

'"1D-DISA'SKEDA

Arlikolu 25

Ammonti Ill' Gh"'jnuno ghlll Murd, GhQ/ill gllul Hulib, Ghlljnunu d,,'ur

U-ubbfTJ u Ghlljnunll dwur il' Tubtrkuloii

Rala fil_j:imgha

lm

Gh ajnu na gl'lal Mard -

(i)

dwar I-ewwcl membru lal·fami lja

3.95

(ii) dwar kul! membru iehorta·l·istess f~mili~

2,00

2. Ghotja ghal Halib .. ............. ....... ........... .

2.30

3. G hajnunadwaril-Lcbbra -

(i) dwar il -kap ta' familia li jkun Icbbrui

8.00

(ii) dwar kun memhru ichor tal·familia li

jkun Icbbrut u li da n ma jk un~ jahdem

biqlicgh -

(a) ic kktahtis-l6-ilscna ........... ..

2.40

(b)

le kk ikollu 16·il se na lew ikta r..

8.00

(i ii)

dwar kul1 mcmbru ichor ta ' fami lja li ma

jkunl( jal'lde m bi qliegh ............... :..

2.40

4. Gflajnu nadwari t-Tuberkuloi i-

(i) I-ammont baZiku ta · Gllajnunad ... ·ar il·

Tuberkuloii li jilllallas dwar familja li

membru laghha huwa milqut bi t-tuber·

kul oti .... .............. ............ .. ....... .

5.05

(ii)

allQwQnu li tithallas dwar kull mcmbru

fami lja ichor li jkun milqut bit·

la'

tuber ku loii jew panik olarmenl suggel1

1.10 ....

ghat-tuberkuloii ., .. , ................ .... .

In Part I of the Eighth Schedule to the principal Act, for A""'od"","' of

the figures '·22.2S'·, "25 .00", "27.80"', M30.55" and "'33.35" , ,11< E;Vuh

respectively, the re shall be substit uted the figures M25.2S", "28.00" , prioci.,.l Ad

"30.80", "33.5S" and "36.35".

SS. Fo r the Ninth Schedule to the principal Act there sha ll be Suwituoo. Q/

,11< NinthScbedul<

subst ituted the following

" prioo.,.1 A ct.

"NINTH SCHED ULE

Section 25

Amountso!Sickness A ssislance. Milk Gram, Leprosy Assislallce

and Tuberculosis A ssistance

Weekly Rate

Lm

Sickness Assista nce -

in respect of the first member of the

(i)

household

3.95

in respect of any other member of the

(ii)

same household

2.00

2. Milk G rant .............................. .

2.30

3. Leprosy Assistance -

(i)

in respect of the head of household who

is a leper .. . .... .. .. .... ..

8.00

A

(ii)

in respect o f any olher membe r of lhe

houschold who is a leper and nOI gain-

fully occu pied -

(a) if under 16 years of age .........

2.40

(b) if 16 years of age or over .......

8.00

(iii)

in respect of any ol her member of the

household who is gainfully oo::upied

2.40

4. Tuberculosis Assistance -

(i)

basic amoun t o fTubc rculosis Assistance

payable in respect of a household one

member of which is affeeled by tuber-

5.05

culosis .......................................

(ii)

allowance payable in respect o f each

addiliooal membe r o f the household

affected by o r panicularly vulnt:rabl e

1.10" .

10 tuberculosis ........................... .

_,u,;.",

For the T enth Schedule 10 the principal Act there shall be

.~

substituted the following

T._1t! SdocduI<

.~

p;ocipaI ACI.

SCH EDULE

~TENTH

Sections 1 and 10

Rates of Conlribullons

Part I

Class On e COfllribulio,1S

(Emplo yed " erso,lS)

01"""";".,,,,,,

w«~I~ Ro"

poj'lble b~ , ... . "'pIort<.i po...,.

TJ'I'<<>fEmplo),<,d 1'<........

0 ",..,<)'

ondM,'O'I(>Iore'

Perwns un der 18 years of age

A.

(ol he r than those falling unde r

Category ' E' be low) ...........

LmL51

PeTWn~ over 18 ynr5 of age

8. (olhe r tha n those falling under

Category 'F below) whose

basic wee kly wage o r the

wee kly equivalent of thei r

basic monthly salary does not

exceed Lm32 ,88.0 ..............

Lm 2. 74

Ro,.

W .. 'I~

oICoo>,ribu'''''

Tl'f'OoI t : ~I'<"-

pt)'_bJ"I1«",~pt __

.... tIiI<o ........ '

Per50ns over 18 yeaB of age

(other than those: falling under 'tb, calculated to tile

Category ' F' below) whose nearest ccnt. of the

basj.c weekly wage or the basX: weekly wage or

weekly equivalent of their the weekly equivalent

ba5ie monthly salary exC«ds of their basic: monthly

Lm32.88,O but does not ex- salary

CCI'd Lml08.n,O

Persons over 18 yeaB of age

(other than thooK falling under

Category 'F" below) whose

basie .... eekly wage or the

weekly equivalen t of their

basic monthly salary exceeds

Lml08.n.O ............. ........

Lm9.06

Persons under 18 yean of age

who are folluwing a full- time

courseofslud ic:sorinstruction V,z, calculated to the

under

tile

Pupil· Worker nearest cen t, of tIK

Scheme, the Student·Worke r basic: week ly re muner-

Scheme, or other $imilar ation o r the weekly

Khemcs (including the Ex- equivalen t of the basic

tended

Skills

Training monthly rem uneration

Schemes, bUI excl uding the up 10 a maximum rate

Worker·Student Schemes) in- of contribution of

volving dislinc1 work and Lm1.51.0

study periods for whieh they

arc rca:ivina remuneration

Persons oye. 18 yeaB of age

who are follO'lo'ing a full-lime

course ofstucJies or instruction Viz, calculau:d to Ii'll'

unde r

the

Pupil-Worker nearest ccnt. of the

Scheme , Ihe Stude nt -Worker basic weekly remullCr-

Scheme. or other similar alion or the weekly

scbemes (including the Ex- equivalent of the basic

tended

Skills

Training monthly remunenuion

Schemes, but excluding the up to • maximum rate

Worker-Student Schemes) in- of contribution of

volving distinct work and Lrn2.74,O.

study periods for which they

arc rca:iving remune ration

Part 11

Class Two Contribwiotls

(Sdf-Employed Pl'rsOlIS)

'<d.ly ll<oaolConln _

payable byth<l<lr ... m~

"~

Persons whose annual net in-

come (ucluding malemi tybe·

nefl l , children '$ allowance and

any ex-grati a benefi t payable

under section 93A of this Act)

during the calendar year im-

mediau: l), preceding the OOR-

tribution year in which the

contribution is being paid -

Lm 4.30

A

dOcs Il Olcxcecd Lml ,640 ''''

B

exceeds Lml .640 but does nOI

excecd Lm2. 170 . ... ... ....... .

Lm 5,60

c

exceeds Lm2, 170 but does nOI

e ~cced Lm2.700

... "., ___ .. ...

Lm 6.90

o

exceeds Lm2.700 but does not

Lm S.W

exceed Lm3 .230 .... .......... ,.

E

exceeds Lm3,230 but does nOI

Lm 9.45

exceed Lm3 ,760 ... ... .. .... ... .

F

exceeds LmJ,760 but does not

exceed Lm4 ,500 ... ........

Lm 11.25

H

•

•

o

.

Lm13.6O

exceeds Lm4 ,5(}() ........ .. .. . . .

L-~

~

n' cl the

In paragraph 2 of the Eleventh Sched ule to the pri nci pal

Act, immediately afte r the words MO r a nat ional minimum pe nsionM

whereve r they OIXur the re shall be insened the words ··or an increased

national minim um pe nsion··.

Subo,j,.tioo 0(,11<

SII. For the T wel fth Schedule to the principal Aet there shall be

substituted the following

A

"TWELFll-I SCHEDULE

Sections 26, 31. 37, 53, 60, 75, 78,

Rafts of stvtral kinds of peruion

Rerirement Pension

A.

Weekly rate of Reti reme nt Pension

Yea rly

Persons who arc: also in

Persons who are also in

r~ipt ofascrvice

Ilverageof

receipt ofaservice

contribu tions

pension t hat is payable

pension t hat isNOT

paid or

by or on behalf o f the

payable byor on behalf

United Kingdom

o f the Un ited Kingdom

credited

Government

Government

A, y

A,y

Married

Married

man who is

manwhois

o ther

other

mai ntaining

maintaining

"'~,

".~ ,

his wife

his wife

Lm o m

Lm om

Lm cm

Lmcm

50 o r more

(full rate) .

13,20,0

2LS5,0

13.30,0

8.15,0

40 - 49 ., ...

1\.75,0

7,25,0

19.20.0

11 .85,0

.....

14.85,0

30 - 39

9.10,0

9.20,0

5.60.0

20-29 .....

10.55,0

6.45,0

6.50,0

4 ,00.0

B.

Increased Relirement Pension

Wee kl y Ratcof

Increased Reti re ment Pe nsion

Yea rly average of

co nt ribu tions paid or

Marri ed man

Anyol her

who is

credi ted

maintain ing his

"'~,

wife

Lm c m

Lm c m

..

50 or more (full rate)

29.30,0

20.00,0

40 - 49 ...................

26.10,0

17.80,0

30-39 .. .................

20.20,0

13.80,0

20-29 ...................

14.35,0

9.80,0

A

h Ml/idiry Pemioll

C.

Week ly Rate of

J nvalidit), Pension

Yearly average of

cont ributions paid or

Married man

woois

credi ted

AnYlXher

p<="

maintaining his

wife

, m

, m

Lm

Lm

..

SO or more (full rate)

13.30,0

8.15,0

40 - 49 ..... ...... ........

11.85 ,0

7.25,0

30-39 ...................

9.20,0

5.60,0

20 - 29 .... ......... .. ....

6.50,0

4.00,0

D.

Incwm:d InvalidilY Ptl'lJion

Weekl yRateof

Increased Invalidily Pension

Yearlyaverageof

Married man

contributions paidor

whois

Anyother

credited

P'="

maintaining his

wife

Lm c m

Lm e m

SO or morc (full rate) ..

16.60,0

25.90.0

23.05,0

40 - 49 ... .. ....... ... ... .

14 .75.0

30 -39 ............... ....

17.85,0

11 .45,0

20 - 29 .... " ...... " " ...

8. ]5,0

12.70,0

E.

Wido ... ·s Pension

Wc:ckly Rateof

Widow's Pension

whe re th e widow where the widow

Yea rly ave rage of

iscn titledto a

contributions paid or

is NOT en titled

credited

pension from an oapensionfrom

employer of her an employer or

late husband her late husband

Lm, m

Lm c m

..

14.60,0

15.95 ,0

50 or more (full rate)

40 - 49

13.00,0

14.20,G

30 - 39 ." ... ....... ..... ,

10.10,0

11.00,0

20-29 ...................

7.15,0 ·

7.80,0

A

]49

F.

Wido ... ·s Bt:n~fit

Weekly rDte of Widow's Benefit

Lm t m

16.85.0

G.

National Minimum Ptn.rion

Weekly Rate of

National Minimum Pe nsion

Yearly average of

cont ribulions paid or

Married man

credited

who is

Anyothe r

maintaining his

"'~,

wife

, m

, m

Lm

Lm

..

50 or more (rutl rate)

26.30.0

21.92,0

40 - 49 ............ ... .. ..

23.40.0

19.50.0

30 -39 .. ..... .. ... .......

IS.15.0

15.10,0

20 - 29 ...................

12.90.0

10.75,0

Increased National Minimum l'~rlSiolt

H.

Week ly Rate of I nerea~d National

Minim um I'ension payable 10 a

married man who is mainta ininS

his wife

Yearly average of

where such man whcre suchman

contributions paid or

cred ited

ist reatedasan

is trea ted asa

mployed person self-employed

"'~,

Lm, m

Lm c m

50 or more (full rate) ..

30.50.0

27.20.0

40 - 49 ...................

27. 15,0

24.20,0

30 - 39 ...................

\S.75,O

21.05,0

.. , ................

14.95,0

13.35,0

20 - 29

I.

PaTe",'! Pension

Weekly rate of Parc:nfs Pension

M arried man whois

Anyot!J<, r person

mainlaining his wife

Lm c m

Lm e m

26.30,0

21.92,0

The Th irtee nth Schedu le to the principal Act shall be dele ted.

59.

Minflok it-Tnu-il Skedu I; !insab ma'J-AII prinCi pali , ghandu $oo.t.'''';'''';

,.'·Tu. ·il Skodl

jidhol d;ln Ji gcj;

~'; ... b ... •

I·A" prin(;poli.

A

" IT-TNAX-IL SKE DA

Arl ikoli 26, 31, 37, 53, 60, 75, 78.

Rali la ' diversi lipi Ill ' PerlSjcmijiel

Pensjoni ghlll M ill Jirrirll

A.

Rala fil-pmgba la' PClI$joni shal Min Jinira

Medjafi, ,,,,na

Penuni li jkunu qeghdin

PCr1uni li jkunu qcglldin

ukoll jirtie~u pensjoni

la ' kOfllribu-

ukoll jirtievu pen' joni

laS-SCnliu; li MA tilball"",

w-serviz:z I; lilhallD'

ljonijict

imhallsajew

minn Jew gtlan-nom tal·

minnjewaflan·nom tal-

a kk.edilali

G.-cm tar·Rcnju Unit

G"ern tar-Renju Unit

Ragd

Ragel

t ii:ie_'etli

t itle_'et li

Kull

Kull

jkunqi cg.1'lcd

jkunqiegl"led

persuna

pe'Sll1)a

imantni lil

ob.a

imAntni hI

obra

marlu

ma rtu

Lm,m

Lm , m

Lm,m

Lm'm

SO jew iktar

13.)() ,O

8.15.0

21.55,0

13.20.0

(mta sbil"l.)

40 - 49 .. .. ...

11 .75,0

1].85,0

7.15.0

19.20,0

30 - 39 .......

14.85.0

9.10,0

9.20.0

5.60.0

20 - 29 .......

10.55.0

6.45,0

6.50.0

4.00.0

Rata m·gimgl"la ta '

Pensjon; M;tjuda gl"lal min Jini ••

Medj afiNenata '

Ragel MiU,cwweg

kontribulljonijiet iml"lallsa

KuUpersuna

jewakkredilali

lij kunqicghed

01"1'3

imantni lil manu

,

,

Lm m

Lm m

29.30.0

20.00,0

SO jew itjed ( rat a shiha)

40 - 49 ...... ...... ...... .

26.10.0

17.80.0

30 - 39 .. ..... ... .. ...... .

13.80,0

20.20.0

20 - 29 ................ ...

14.35.0

9.80.0

A

C. Pemi oni glrallnvalidi/h

Rala fil-ii mgli a la'

P~,,*,n; &h.l ln •• l id; t~

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konl ribulZjonijiel imhalJsa

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je ... ak kreditati

lijkunqieghcd

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imanlni lil marw

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Lm m

Lm

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50 jew 'tjed ( rata shiha)

13.30,0

8 . 15.0

40 - 49

11 .85.0

7.25,0

lO - 39 ...................

9.20,0

5.60,0

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4.00,0

6. 50.0

Prrujoni MiijutUJ ghulln v~lidilh

D.

Kala fiI·j:imglla la'

Pensjoni Miijuda glIallnvaLidil~

Medja flS-ocna ta'

konlribuz:rjonijiel imhallsa

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je ... . ltkrcdi1a1i

lij kun qicghcd

ohra

im antn i hi manu

, m

, m

Lm

Lm

50 jew itied ( rata sli ilia)

25 .90,0

16.60.0

40 - 49 ......... .. .. ... ...

23,05,0

14.75 ,0

17,85,0

11.45 ,0

30 -39

20-29 ................ .. .

12.70,0

8. 15,0

E.

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lI.ata fiI·i imgha la'

Pcn' jo ni ts ' Armla

Medja fi s·sena la'

Me1s I·anol a Ikun Melal -armJa MA

ko nlribuzzjunijiet imliallsa

intiwJata glu l

T'KUNX inlilolata

jewakkreditati

pensjoni minghand

glial pensjooi

prioopal tal ·mejjet min&hand printipal

tal ·mejjel tewgha

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m

Lm

Lm

14.60.0

15.95,0

50 jew itjed (rata shilia)

40 - 49 ................

14.20.0

13.00.0

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10. 10 .0

11 .00,0

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7. 15,0

7.80,0

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Rata fil-gimgl'la ta' Be nefi ctju ta ' Annla

Lm c m

16.85,0

Pensioni Minima Nau jona/i

G.

Rata fiI-Aimgha la'

Pe nsjoni Minim a Nazzjon ali

Medja fis-sena la'

kontribuzzjooijiet im hall!Nl

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jew Ilkk reditat;

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Lm m

Lm m

tc'" itied (rata shiha)

21.92,0

26.30,0

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23.40,0

19.50.0

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18.15,0

15. 10,0

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10.75,0

12.90,0

11. P.."sjoni M inima NaujQM/i M iijuda

Rata li l.g;imgha ta' ~lIlijooi Minima

Nazzjonali Miijuda I. lill'1allas lil ragel

miiZewwei ~ jtu n qieghed imantn;

1i1 martu

Medjafis-senata '

kontri buzzjonijiel imtlallsa

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jewakkred ilali

ji~ mlllat btlala

pe~na I; timpjel3

persuna impjegata

lillla nnifisha

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Lm m

Lm

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50 jew i~jed ( rata shil'la )

27.20,0

30.50,0

40 - 49 ...................

27. 15,0

24.20,0

30 - 39 ........ ..........

21.05 ,0

18.75,0

14.95,0

20 - 29 ...................

13.35.0

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Pmsjoni /(j' (jeniWT

Rata fiI·gimgha ta' Pensjoni ta' Gcnitur

Ra!el mitie_cglij ku Il

Kull pcrsuna ohra

qicghcd imamni lil martu

Lm c m

Lm c m

21.92,0

26.30,0

1t-1leuax-il Skeda li tinsab ma ' I-All prina pali ghandha

tithassar.

The provisions of section 46 of this Act shall apply \0

any claim fo r the paymen t of oonnibu lioos in oonnection with which

criminal proceedinp may have, priO!" 10 the ooming int o force

of that section, been commenced in accordance with section

119 of the principal Act as then in faKe, where such pro-

ceedings have not been finally delconined. On the ooming into forte

the said §ution 46 of tllis Act any proceedings commenced as aforesaid

and nOI finally determined shall be deemed 10 be wit hdrawn without

prejudice \0 any 3Cliol1 competent to the Director of Social Security to

enforce the claim for the payment of the contributions in connection

with which slIch proceedings have been commenced,

Passed bylhe HouseofRepresentatives at Silting No . 357 of the 21st March, 1990.

LAWM.ENCE GONZt

Spnlker

P. MUSCAT TERM.IIJILE

Clerk 10 Ihe House of ReprtU1I/(Jti,'es

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