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ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

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Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

I assent.

(L .S.)

JIMMVFA RRUG IA

Acting Pn:sidenl

15LhOctolxr.1993

ACT No. XXIV of l9t)

AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

BE IT ENACIED by Ibc President, by and with !he advice and

comen! of Ibc House of Reprcsenl-lLliyC!i, in this presenl Parliament

assembled. and by the authority of sam~ . as follows: -

I. (I) This Ad shall be cited as th~ Social Serurily (Amend·

ment) Act , 1993 and $hall be read and construed as on~ with th~ Social

Sealrily Act. hereinafter referm;llo as " the principal Ad" .

(2) This Act shall be deemed to have oome into fOf(:e as

follows

(a) section 2lhall be deemed 10 have come into force on the

ist Febniluy.I993;

(b) sections 4 and 5. paragnoph (a) of soction 7, sectionIlO to

12, paragmphs (a) and (b) of 5CCIion 15. 5CCIions 16 10 18 and 20

lhaU be deemed 10 havecom~ inlO fOfU in the 2nd JilJ1u.ary. 199);

(c) section 8 shall be deemed to have come inlO fora: on th~

6th January . 1990;

(d) s.ectioo 14shall be deemed to hive come into fora: on the

htlanuary . I987 ;

(e) paragraph (b) of section 7. section IJ and pananoph (c)

of section 15 $hall be deemed to have oome into fora: on the 4th

January , 1992;

(f) sectioo 19 shall bedeemecllO have c::ome inlO force on th~

4th January . 1993; and

(g) section~ 3. 6 and 9 shall be deemed. 10 have: oomc inlO

force on the respective daleS shown therein .

z. (I) The sections, subsections, pangraphs. subpanlgraphs.

Schedules and Pam thereof of the principal Act 8$ amended up to, and

in force on, the 31s1 JanWll)', 1993 shall, notwithstanding any

re numbering thereof in Cap. 318 in Volume VII of the Revised Edition

of the Law~ of Malta, be renumbered 8$ appears in the Sdieduk 10 this

Act,

(2) Any refereocc in the principal Act 8$ in fon.:c on the 311t

J anuary, 1993, shall notwitbstandilll anything appearillj in Cap, 318 in

Volume VII of the Revised Edition of the Lawsof Malta be deemed and

a:mslnied 10 be a refcreocc to the section or part thereof or Schedule or

Part thereof as renumbered by this Act, and the principal Act is hereby

amended accordingly ,

(3) Referena:s in this Act 10 a section, 5Ub$eo:tioo, para-

graph , $ubparagnph, 5<:heduJe or Pan thereof of the principal Act are

reference5 to the relative section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph.

Schedule or Part theT'C(lf as renumbered in virtue of subsection (1) of this

section.

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Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Att 1993 24 — ATT Nru . XXIV la' I_I993 AN ACf enacted by the Parliament ATT ma l'lrug b'ligi mill-Parl.men t ta' Mal ta.

(I) L-anikoli. iHubartikoli. il-paragrafi, il-5Ubparagrafi , I-

Iskedi u t-Taq$imiel lai.I'Ihom la' I-An printipali kif emendati s.al-31 la'

Jannar . 1993 u flS-SCl'Il'I rda k il·jum ghandhom . minkejja ku ll enumerar

mit1-~did fil-Klp. 318 fil- Volum VlIla ' I-Edizzjoni R ivedula lal-Litijiel

ta' Malta. jigu cnumerali mill-gdid kif jidher fl ·lskeda Ii tinsab ma' !lan

I-An .

(2) Kull riferelWl fl-At! printipali kif kien fil-sel'll'l fil -3Ila'

'Jannar , 1993, sJ'Iandha, minkejja kull hP. ohra li tidhe. fil-Kap. 318

fIJ-VoIum VlI la' I-Edizzjoni RivedUla lai-Lijijiel la' Malla, lilqies U

tinflichem bhala riferenza sJ'Iall·arliko",. Jew pani minnu Jew Skeda Jew

Taqsima Lagf'lha kif enumerati miU"idid b'dan I-An. u I-An printipali

qiegl'led b'dan 1-An jiji emendal skond hekk .

(3)

Rifercnzi fdan I-An &hal artikolu , subartikolu. para-

u-afu. subparagrafu , Skeda few Taqsima lIgI'Iha La' I-An printipaIi

fiuma rifereJU:i gI'Iall-anikolu, &ubanikolu, paragrafu , subparagrafu,

Skeda jew T aqsima liIgI'Iha relattivi kif enumerali miU-gdid biHli'\ha

tas-subartikolu ( I) la ' din l·artikolu .

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

In subsoction (I) of Section 2 of the principal Act, in the

definition of ''"Service Pension". immediately after the wor<b" "Servioc

Pension" " there shall be iosened the words ''with effcct from the ht

day of April 1978," and immediately after the words " awarded to a

peTlOn ,. there shall be inserted the words "at any time before or after the

aforesaid date that is payable by oron behalf of his employer".

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

In subsection (4) of section Z1 of the priOOpal Act, for the .-.-_",of

words " Lm2.3S per week" there mall be wbstituted the words "Lm2.45 ~ionnof""

pe r week" .

.5. Section 30 of the principal Actlhall be amended 15 follows

(a) in subsection (9) thereof, for the words "lm2.3S per

week" there mall be substituted the word~ "Lm2.4S per .... ee k";

. .,

(b) in subsection (10) thereof, for the words " Lm2.35 per

week" there mall be substituted the .... ords "Lm2.4S per week" ;

(c) for subsection (11) thereof. there mall be substituted the

following

"(\ I) The Dircctor may . if he 110 deems fit in the

circumstancc$ of the case, take ptoceedings before the com-

peten t Ci~il Court against such relatives bein, the spouse ,

father. mother. sons or daughten as the case mly be. of any

person in respect of whom S<x:ial ;Usistance is claimed or

received under this section (other than subsection (8) thereof)

to compel them to refund any such assistance that is paid tOOt

011 behalf of IIUdI paWn and the Coun shall order the refilnd

of any sum paid as Social Assistance up to IIUdI sum as would

hive been d ue by such relatives or relative had !he person to

wlK:m Social Assistance i5 paid had daimcd maintenance from

such relatives in acroroana: with the provisions of the Civil

Code: sohowever that, in any case where the spouses arc

$Cparated, wllether 'tU jure' or 'tU fllClll', the Di=:tor shall

refer the case to the Director of Welfare for his investigations

and tile submisUon of a situation report to the Director within

one month . The Director may, if he so deems fit in the

circumst.ances of the case, rt:ques( the Dircclor of Welfare to

update any such reports 11 such iR!erva/s IS the Director may

deem fit, and the Director shall take due account of such

report$ in the exercise ofhisdi'iCTCtion under this subsection. ".

Section 53 oftllc principal Act shall be amended as follows

Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta' Malta — Att 1993 24 — ATT Nru . XXIV la' I_I993 AN ACf enacted by the Parliament ATT ma l'lrug b'ligi mill-Parl.men t ta' Mal ta.

(a) flS-SUbanikolu (9) tiegl\u, millflok il-kliem " 1.m2.35 fiJ-

gimgha" ghandhom jidhlu l-kliem ··t..m2.45 fiJ-jimgha" ;

m-

(b) fiHtlbaniko \u (10) liegl'lu. minflok il ·Ir.Liem ·'Lm2.3S

gimghll" gl\andhom jidttlu I·kliem " Lm2 .4S fil-timgl\a": u

(t)

millno k ;s-liubarlikol u (11) lieghu , ghandu jidtlol dan li

gej:-

"( 11) Id-Direltur jisu ' , jekk ikun hekk jidttirlu xieraq

fit <irkostanzi lal-kat. jagl'lme! prOCedimenti q uddiem il-Qorti

Civili kompelenli kOlllJ1l da ... k il-qraha 1i jkunu . -ragel jt::w

il-mar1l , iJ·missier . I-omm . il-ffal &ubien Jew bniel Hond il-kat,

ta ' xi persuna li dwarha lintalab Jew ligi ri.xvuta 181'11 dan

I-artikolu (bamI minn tahl iHulnrtikolu (8) tieghu) sabiex

i~gI\lhom jirrifoiK!u kull gl\ajnulla bhal dik imhallsa lit jew

r i:IC: m dik il -persuna u l-QQni g/'Iandha IOrdlla r-rifond ta' kull

som ma mhal lsa bhala Ghajlluna Sotjali !ill dik iHOnUTl8 \i

kic:nct lkun doYuta minn dawk il-qraba Jew qariblqariba kic:h

I-persuna li lilha tilflaJlas l<ihajll\lll3 ScXjaJi kienet talbet

il-qnabll Iokond id-

mantenimtnl mingtland dawk

dispo:iizzjonijiet tal-Koditi Civi~; heU: itda li, f kull kat fcjn

it-ragd u I-mara jkunu IICpa.rIlli KW jeltk 'de~' jew 'de

/lICtO', id-Din;ltur gtlandu jirrifcrl I-kat 1id-DiR:ttut tal-

' W~l/~' glI.all-invcstigazzjonijic:1 tiegtlu u I-prdenta:.tzjoni ta'

rapport tas-$ilWazzjoni lid-Direttur fi lmic:n nhu , Id-Din:ttur

jista' jekk hekk il'Ioss xieraq foUirtostanzi tal-kat, jiliob lid·

Direttur tal-'Wtl/on' biex jaUOma rapporti bIIaJ daIr. fdawk

l·intervaJli li d·Dircttur il'Ioss x;"rqa . u d-Direttur gtlandu jqis

kif dovut dawlt ir-rapponi fl-dert:izzj u tad-dislr.rttzjoni tieghu

skood clan is-5ubanikolu ... ,

6, L·anikolu 53 ta ' I-At! printipiili gtlandu jit[ emendat kif gej

is-wbartikolu (2) lieghu ghandu jiti enumeral mlll-tdid

(a)

btlata HUbanikolu (3) tiegbu ; u

(b) minnufih qabel is-subanikolu (3) kifbekk eoumerat mill·

gdid gtlandu jidlIo1 clan is-subanikolu (2) gdid li gej

"(2) Id-dispotizzjonijiel tas-wbartiko1u (I) ta' clan

l-artikolu (minbarra d-<lispotizzjonijiet tal· paragrafu (d) ta '

l-e\\wel proviso ~ hemm miegtlu u d-dispo:tizzjonijiel tal·lieni

proviw Ii hcmm miegbu u kull riferenza ghaU-iDuemmi para_

gnfu (d) fiI-paragrafu (b) ta' I-imsemmi l~cI provoo)

ghandhom jibdew isc:hhu mil·22 ta' Jannar, 1rn9 ....

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

(a) subsect ion (2) lhereof ~hall be renumbered subsectiOl"l (3)

Ihe rcQf: and

(b) Immediately before the so renumbered SUb5CctiOl"l (3)

Ihereof there ~hall be inscned the followin~ new $ub5CctiOl"l (2)

"(2) The provisions of sub!;ection (I) of thi~ section

(other Ihan the provisions of paragraph (d) of Ihe firsl proviso

dlerelO and the provisions of the second proviso the reto and

any references to the said paragraph (d) in paragraph (bJ of the

said first proviso) shall havc effect as from the 22nd day of

January, 1979:'.

Section .54 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows:-

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

(a) forthewords ·'Lm42.7Sper wee k". "Lm37.ffI perweck"

and " LmI11.S2 per week" there shall be substituted the words

" Lr043.9S per weck", "Lm38.88 per week " and " lmI1 2.S2 per

week", respectively ; and

(b) in the proviso thereto immediately after the words " of

proviso (c)" there shall be inserted the words "of sub$ection (I)" .

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

In section 56 of the principal Act . for the words "soections 57

worw

and SS" there shall be substituted the

··KCIions53 1055··.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

Immediately after i1Ubsection (3) of Section S90f the principal

Act t here sha ll be added the following new subsection (4);

'·(4) Fo r the plIrpo!a of this section. with effC(1 from the

22nd day of January 1979. in establishilll the current waSC or salary

pt;naining to a post which had been occup;cd by the ~nsioncr prior

to his retirement , any ~rvice ino;remcn tal $I8JC$. if any . within the

wage o r salaryscalc penain ing to that pooo5t sh.lI o nly be taken into

account if such incremental stages had already been reached by the

pensioner prior" to his retirement.··.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

In subsection (3) of section 66 of the principal Act. for the

words ··\.m2.3S per week·· there $hall be substitu ted the words ·· lm2.45

per week".

Section fI} oflhe principal Act shall be amended as follows

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

(a) in subsectioo ( I ) thereof, for the words "Lm8.SO per

week " there shall be substituted lhe words "Lm8. 75 per week"; and

(b) in subsection (2) Ihereof, for the words " Lm 17.95 pe r

wee k" there shall be sub$liluted Ihe words " Lm 18.45 per wee k".

Malta Government Gazette — Act 1993 24 — ACT No. XXIV of l9t) AN ACT/urlhn '" /J~nd ,'', Sori<41 s,r"ril.Y Arl. C .. p .. 1/ H.

In paragraph (iii) of subsection (1) of section 73 oflhe prim:i-

pal Act. for the words " Lm2.730" there shall be substituted lhe words

" Lm2.808" .

U . In the provoo to section 890fthe principal Act, for lhewords

" to a lower increase." Ihere shall be substiluted the words "10 a lower

increase; sohowever that , _

(a) where, under this Act, such person is in receipt of a

pension in respect 01 retirement (other than a Retirement Pemion)

or in respect of innlidity (other than an InYllidity Pension). such

pel"$Ofl shall 001 in the aggregate (that is, his Servio:: Pension

together with any pension as af~ UDder this Act) exceed the

equivalent of two-thirds 01 the muimum pensionable inoome as

est.ablisbed by the Maximum Pensionable Ineome Order, \987;

,od

(b) where , IIlKkr this Act, such person is in rrocipt of a

SUrvM>r'S pension. such person shall not in the aggregate (thal is,

any pension payable 10 such person by any emp~r of the dead

spouse together with any Survivor's Pension as aforesaid) exceed

the equivalenl of fi~-ninths of lhe aforesaid maximum pensionable

income ....

,,-,' .,aI

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For subsection (1) of sectioo 108 of the principal Act there

_108"' ....

shall be substilllted the following

pt;.oo;p.t ......

"~ 1 ) An Appeal shall lie to tbe Umpire from any decision of

the Director on any question of law or principle of imponance

arising in conncetion wilh -

(i) Ihe<kterminalionof any question under section IllS

of this Act ; Or

(ii)

any claim under section 106 of this Act; Or

(ii.i) any<kcision of th." Director given under the proviso

10 sect iOn 35 and underS«tlon 58. both of th is Act.

Sueh appeal may be made _

(a) at Ihe instance of any person aggrieved by the

detennination ordecisioo of the Director; or

(b)

by lhe heirs of any person so aggrieved : or

(e) at the instance of a trade union if the person so

aggrieved is or at the time of hi J death was a member of

that trade union. " .

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The Seoond Schedule to the principal Act JhaJl be amenlkd as

_ S c' .... follows

(a) in sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 4 of Part 11 thereof, for

the word$ "72.5%" there shall be , ub51ituted the worm "73.2%·';

(b) in wb-paragraph (d) of paragrap/14 of Part III thereof.

for tbe words '"72.5%" the re $hall be substituted the words

"73.2%··;800

(c) in parograp/13 of Part IV thereof. immediately after the

words "entitled to an Age Pension"' there shall he inserted the

word$ ..• o r a Can:r·s Pension. as tbealSe llUIIy he;' .

lIi, For Pan I of the Thi rd Schedule to the principal Act there

sha lt he substitu ted the following

Daily Rate of Bendi,

A Sinp Paren'

Anyotber

or I married

Type 01 Bendil

manwho is

"""'"

maintaioiag

hlswifc

u. , m

Lm , m

4.15.0

Sick neloli Bendil

2.55.0

Injury Benefit ......................

6.SS.0

4.8!l,O

Unemployment Bend;t ..........

2.40,0

US,O

Speci.1 Unemploymen t Benefit

4.35,0

2.70,0

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For Pans I, 11 , IJl and IV of the Sixth Schedule to the

prindpaJ Act there shall be substituted the following: -

...... ,

Scille RillU of Social Auisl~

~~

per wee k

per week

per week

perwec k

Lm , m

Lm , m

Lm, m

Lm c m

20. 35,0

21. 80,0 18.45,0

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95,0

Where the number of eligible members in the household

exceeds the number indicated in each of the above columns, the

rc:spcdi~ weekly rates indicated therein lhaII be increased by I..m3

per week in raped of e~ry other eliaible member in that

household . For the purpo5CSoflhi<i Pan , ~cbild allowancc~ means

any or all of the allowances payable under parap"llphs (i), (u) and

(iii) of section 76 of this Act .

..... "

Highm Rille of AKt' PUlSion

lIi~ R.lICo( Ace

Calepy

Pension per.-eek

Lm, m

I.

Married Men

(i)

where the wife also qualifies for

a pension in her own right

under sections Vor 66

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05,0

(u) where the wi fe does 001 qualify

lor a pcns.ion in her own right

undersections V or 66

14.03,0

2. Married women whose husband does

not qualify for a pension in his own

1.4.03,0

right under sections 27 or 66

3. Widowed or single persons

18.45,0

Part III

RJ,'e of HllIIdictlPfKd P~nsion IUUi BlindMn Pmsioll

A.

Married Men

Rite of pension pe r week

Category

em , m

where the wife also qualifies

~r 0: I:~i.~ .. ~~~.~~ .. ~~.i~~S

28.05 ,0

wbere the wife ODes not qualify

for a pension under sections

'1:1 or 66 ......... .... ........ .....

14.03,0

8. Persons not being married meo

Rate of pension per week

Dtego!"}

em,m

II1il1ried ...omen wbo5e huaband

does not q\lalify for I pension

under ICCllonl '1:1 or 66 .. .....

14.03,0

widowed or lingle person, ..

18.45,0

Ptort IV

HiSMSI RrueofCQTu's Pension

Rate of pension per week

em , m

L-______ ~18~.4~S~. ______ ~ -

18. For Pari I of the Eighth Schedule to the principal Act there

shall be substitu ted the following: -

" Port ,

Salk TalQ of nM',JI'U go"f'mill& Fm: M~iClll A id "'Me the

head 01 howellold if ill in.fI.,able employment or HII occupied

Numbe rof Persons in household

Scale Rate

,

per wu k

m

Cm

................... .......... ,"

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63.0

I person only

.

Where the number of members In the household uceed$ 1,

the wee kly rate indicated above shalJ be increase(] by Lm3 per

w«k in respect of every other member in that household. w •

19. For the Tenth Schedul e to the principal Act there shall be sub-

stituted the following:_

MTENTH SCHEDU LE

SecttoN 7 and 10

Rale 01' Contribullons

"'"'

Cum Ont COnlribu/iQILI

(Employed Perrons)

.

r.. - - . ......

A.

,......of . . ( _ _

,_

~_Oo

..., ' E' bdooo- of , . hn)

IAoI.III

Lal.02

_""",,,_1.1)0 ..... ,,"

Il1o wuUy ............ of

""'ir boJi< _I>ly "10<)'

...,.. "'" <>=d lmJ6.6J

I'cnoroo '>'= ........ reo"

B.

... .,.. ("'her , ... . - 101·

.. - !'an)

. c.o....,

.". _ of

tJoio

_

_IJJ _

'" Il1o - " .

lAl.m

Lml.60

;

. . . . oi _ _

_ 'II!J""''''' _ n ·

ceed l ",JUl

_

_-

.....

_

...... c ·

--.~<".~",

"'"-1 ........ ...... ' _

-

_.c .....

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t .....

of , ..... - . . . ..... of ,1Iolt

.... . F' of .... """' _ _ _

<OM.

.... -u, _ ' " 01 .. booo<_U)'_ ... ,,, ''''_It)'~,,,'hot

_UJ; . , of.... _ l l)' _ _ 01 _ l l)' ....... _ of

__ "')'. _.IIIy..... "')'.

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r - I _ _ _

...... _c... .... . I'..

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_

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......... m-'l

,.. ... of ............ _

Iot • ..-.- _

of

I . . . . lIlO. wit t ' .....

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of .... _ _ ceoM. 01 . -

...

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ceoM.

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..

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....... , ... _10.1)' ...... _ ... ,"" .... ,1)' .......

. . . . . . . Eo·

.t

of , .............. '" of ,hot;, boY<

_

SliIlI Tnio .... _

5<_.

IM . _ .. ,t\o _hI), .... une .... .,., """"Ill)' "mu ... ,,,""

"""0''''_

5<hot .... ; """' ..... ......... 01 """, . ____ , ... 01

towoMooe<liol"",_l oood _ _ loooolL..1 Sl _ o f ..... ' . .

.. lOlly poriodob_....,.

, --..,.....,......

"'--_ _rnn ...

01 ... _ _ "

....

~_0I_

Illl. _ .... od ... ,hot 1110 . ......... ,,.. 10 , ...

........ <ri. .. _

. '''''

_ ........ of 'hm ........ """ . of ,Ioeio"

_

. "" ....... !i<IInM.

'" .. hot, oinIilot

boil< .... l')' ..... ...... boY< WHI..., ""' .......

(...-... ,... Elt ...... d

, ...... , ... _U)'eq .... ,.,. '" ,hot _10.1)' .......

.- -'

Slo.IIio rnioiolJ ~ .

booo<

vale" of lIo<u boY< nit.. '" _

....

-,

...

tooo ........................ •

,.... . _,...,.-

..,10

•• · _'"

500 _ _ ; & 01 ...

.......,.

oILaJAI

...."

A

P1Irt 11

Ckus Two Contrib" rionI

(~f· E,"pJo'f"d PmOtlJ)

...,......, .... , , , , ,

-

,

_,,-oI e

, j'-

...".015011·'

"'-

-

Pel10flll who5e Innull net in·

(exdudin, Maternity

Benefit. Children'. Allowance

and Iny .EJ;·vatil Benefil pay.

IbIc under sectioo 88 of Ihis

Act ) during the cllendar yelr

immcdia tdy prc«din, oh<

contribulion ~Ir in "'hid! !.he

contribution i5 bein, paid -

NW

Clcccds Lm4)() bul does oot

exc:ccd Lm 1939 (Ihis clll~ory

is applkllble ONLY 10 single

~rlOM who 11ft 1101 sdf-occ:,,·

pin/) ...............................

Lm 4.90

.....

SA

doc$ oot ncced Lm2469

Lm 6.20

ellcceds Lm2469 but 00e$ oo!

SB

exceed Lm 2999 ................

Lm "'0

se

ellceeds Lm2999 bIIt does not

Lm 8,.,

nceed Lm3529

SD

ncceds Lm3~29 but does oo!

uceed Lrn4059 ................

LmIO.05

SE

ClIcccds Lm4OS9 but does 001

LmIt .SS

exc:ccd Lm4799

SF

uceeds Lm4799 ...............

LmI4.20

--

-. -

28. For!he T .... dfth Sdlcdule tQ tbc principal Act there shall be

wbs!i!uled the ' ollowin&:-

A

~1WELFJl-I

SCHEDU L E

Secti()l1s 26, 31, 44, 50, 63, 64, 67

Rata of Jev~rol kinds 0/ pnuio"

A. Retirement Pension

Weekly ralc of Retirement PeMioft

Pcrwns who are .1,.., in

Yearly

Pt"""' who are .1,.., in

awe rai"of

rea:iplOfa Service

reo:ipl of a Service

oonlribUlions

Pension th'l is payal:>le

Pension Ihal "NOT

byoron behalfOf tM

paidor

payable by or "" behalf

of lhe United KinJdom

creditcd

United Kingdom

c;o,..cmment

c;o,..cm ment

Ao,

Married

A o,

Marritd

m",

m""

man whois

rruon ... ho is

"'-

m.int.inin,

m.IIintainin,

"'~

his wife

his wife

Lm,m

Lm, m

Lm , m

Lm c m

500. more

2 • . 61.0

19.53.0

12.&5,0

1~.98,0

(fuU r. IC) ....

"" - 411 .......

14.22,0

21.96.0

11.38.0

11.44,0

JO - 30 .......

11.02.0

13.48.0

8.87.0

I1.QJ ,O

"'-"

12.09 .0

7.113,0

11.37.0

6.JO.O

B. Increased Retirement Pension

Weekly Rale of

inl'fCased Retiremenl Pension

yu.ty JYcn8c of

~ma"

OOI1triOOlions p.aid a .

... lIois

credited

Anyot"" •

ain lainin, his wife

"'~.

,

LIIl c m

Cm

m

3S.67,0

SO 0< ~" (full n te )

26.27.0

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

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7S,0

23.38.0

24.61,0

30 - 39 , "

18.13.0

"'- 29 .... .......... .....

17.48,0

12.87,0

A

C.

In¥alidily Pension

Weekly Rate of

Invalidity Ptnsioo

Yearly average of

CQ.uribution, paid o.

Marri<:dman

.. hois

~;Ied

AnyOlher

ninahiswife

"'~.

Lm < m

Lm < m

'"

16.96,0

11.31,0

(full rate)

~re

M

40 - 49

10.06.0

15.09,0

11.70,0

7.80,0

30 - 39

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

11.31,0

5.54.0

D. Increased Invalidi ty Pension

Wttkly Rate of

Increased Invalidity Pcn'lion

Yearly lverage of

roIItributions paidor

Marri<:dman

.. ho is

~jted

Any o the.

"'-

fmtainin&hiswife

Lm < m

Lm <m

SO M ~re (full rate)

31.67.0

21.67.0

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

]9.29.0

28.19,0

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

]4.95.0

21.85,0

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

10.62,0

15.52,0

E.

Widow's Pension

Wee kly Raleof

YurlYl'crageof

Widow', Pcnsion

CQntribuljom paidor

c. edited

,

Lm m

..

27.35.0

SO o r morc (full rate)

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

25.18,0

"

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

21 .24,0

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

17.29,0

A

National Minimum Pen~ion

F.

Werlr.lyRltcof

National Minimum Pe nsion

.

Yurly .. c .... ~of

Married~ n

corHribution. paid or

who is

Anyotlle.

credited

raintaining his wife

~

Lm , m

Lm c m

..

SO o r mo re (full rate)

29.30.0

24.42.0

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

26.08.0

21.73,0

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

20.22.0

16.85,0

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

14.36.0

11.97.0

G.

Increased Natio n.1 Minimum Pension

Yearly avcBgC ol

Wee kly RIle of IncrcnC"d National

Minimum Pension payable 10 a

ro.Uribulions paid or

married nlln who i5 mainlaining

credited

hi,wife

,

Lm m

..

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67.0

500r mOre (fun rate)

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

31.75.0

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

24.61 .0

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

17.48.0

H.

Parenfs Pension

Weck ly .... Ieof Parent's Pc~

Marriedmanwhon

Any other person

maint.in;n, his wife

, m

Lm , m

Lm

29.30.0

24.42.0

I. National Mini mum Pension Additional Allowa nce

Wt~~ l y R.. t~ of National Minim um

Yurly av~ral~ of

P~n~ion Additional Allowanot

rontributions paid or

payable to personsotl>c, lhan.

crwiled

married mBn who is main";nin,

hiswift

,

Lm

m

.....

SO or more (full rale)

1.50,0

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

1.35.0

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

1.05.0

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

0.75,0

SOIEDULE IN TE RMS OF SU BSEcrlON (I)OF

SEcrlON 2 OFllUS Acr

Number oI"KCtiooIs, w '-dloas, pananpfls. "bpln&npm.

Scbedulel and PvtI dIeftoI'

(N" te : where the sut>scct;()ns. p~ragraph ~. ~u"puagraph~ . or P~rl ~

of Schedules have not bee n re numbered they do DO!: appear in this

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