AN ACT 10 amend the Social Secllrity Act, Cap. 318. (ioloftho)

J assent.

(L.S)

U o o M IFSUD BONNIel

President

10th September, 1996

ACf No. XXI or 1996

AN ACT 10 amend the Social Secllrity Act, Cap. 318.

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and

conscnt of the House of Rep1cscnlalivcs , in this prescnt

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as

follows :-

(I) Thi, Act may be cited as the Social Security

.. (Amendment) Act. )996, and shall be read and construed as one

with the Soci.l Security Act, hereinafter referred to as -the

principal Act- .

(2)

This Act shall be deemed 10 have come inlo force as

follow.

(al sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (f) of section S 8

shall be deemed 10 have come into force on lSI January 1994;

(b) sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (f) of section 58

shaH be deemed to have come into force on 7th January

1995;

(e) paragraphs (a), (c), (f), (g), and (h) of subsection

(1) of section 2, subsection (2) of section 2, sections 3 to 10,

paragraphs (c) and (d) of section 14 , secti ons i8, 20, 5i, 53

and 54, paragraph (a) of section 55, sec t ion 57 . sub·

paragraph (i) of paragraph (b) of secti on 58, and section 64

shall be deemed to have come into force on the ist January

1996;

(d) paragraphs (b), (d), (e), (i), and (j) of subsection

(I) of section 2, seclions II to 13, paragraphs (a), (b), (e),

(f). (g) and (h) of section 14, sections 15, 17, 19, 2 1 to 30,

secti o n 44 , paragrap h (b) of section 45 , sec tion 46,

paragraph s (a) and (b) of secti on 48, section 52. sub·

paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b), sub-paragraphs (i) and

(iii) of paragraph (c) , sub -paragraphs ( i) a nd ( ii i) of

paragraph (e), paragraphs (i) and (k) of section 58,

sections 59 to 63 , section s 65, 66, 67, and paragraphs A,

B, C and 0 of section 68 shall be deem ed to have come

into force on the 6th January 1996; an.d

(e) sections 16, 31 to 43, paragraph (a) of secti on

45 . section 47, paragraph (c) of section 48, sections 49

and 50, paragraph (a), sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (c),

paragrap h (d), sub -paragra ph (ii) of paragrap h (e),

paragraph s (g) , (h), (j) and ( 1) of section 58, and

paragraphs E, F and G of section 68 shall come into force

on the 6th July 1996.

.... _ "'*Ior

In subsection ( I) of section 2 of the pri nci pal _

1. (I)

Act :-

prioooipooI Aft..

(a) in the defin iti on of the words "C l ass Two

contribution" , for the words "as a sel f-em ployed person;"

there shall be substi tuted the words "ei the r as a se lf-

employed person, or as a sel f- occupied person ;";

(b) in the defin ition of th e words "full time basis

and regul arly· for the words "(b ) for the purposes of

section 68 of this Act, a parent who is aged 60 years or

over" there shall be substitu ted the words "(b) for the

purposes of section 68 of this Act, a relative";

(c) immediately before th e definition of the word

" fuh e r", there shall be added t he followi ng new

definition:-

""ea rn ings" mea ns the incom e derived by a sel f·

occupied person from any economic activity (including

the exercise of any trade or profession), and is to be taken

net of expenses direc tl y incu rred in generati ng th at

income, and does not include

(i) any income derived by way of any interests

on any bank deposits (includ ing any li qui d assets,

tim e dep osits , bo nd s, stoc ks , shares o r ot her

securities), rents or grou ndrents receivab le on any

property, or

(ii ) any ot her incom e, if any, which is no t

directly related to such economic activity, or

(iii) in any case, any in come bel o nging t o the

SpOuse of such persol);" ;

for the definition of ~hefld of househ old" there

(d)

shall be substituted the following :.

··head of household" in rei ali on to a household

consisting of two or morc persons means such person as

is in th e opi nion of the Di rec t or th e head of the

household ;";

(e) in paragraph <a> of the proviso to the definition of

the word "househol d" for the words "together with his wife

or husband , if any, 85 the case may be" there shall be

substituted the words "together with his wife or hu sbanl.l. if

any, as the case may be, and children";

(1) in the definition orlhe words "i nsured person" for

the words ·self-employed person" there shall be substituted

the words ·self-employed person or a self·occupi ed person" ;

(g) in the defin it io n of the words ·pensio nab le

income" for the words ·or the net income," there shall be

substituted the words "or the net income, or earnings,";

(h) in the defin it ion of the word s "self.employed

person" immedi ately after th e words "employed person"

there shall be added the words "nor a·self· occupied person";

(!)

in the definition of the words "Service Pension" :-

(i) for the words ·uncommuted basis:" there shall

be substituted the words, · uncommuted basis, and with

effect from January 6, 1996, net of increases in th e

amount payable of such Service Pension by way of cost

of living increases awarded after January 7,1995 :"; and

(ii) for paragraphs (a) and (b) to the further

proviso t he r e t o, t he r e s ha ll be subs t ituted the

following :-

"(a) commuted in whole,

50% of such

Service Pension, or

(b) commuted in part only and the pensioner

has reached his nnd birthday, 500/0 of the

commuted part only of such Service Pension;";

"d

(j) in the definition of the words "severely disa bled

person" there shall be added a new paragraph (t): •

~(f)

congenital indifference to pain;".

(2) In sub section (3) o f section 2 of the principal Act, for

the words "ei ther as an em ployed person or as a self-emp loyed

person" there shall be sub s tit uted the words ~as an employed

person, or as a self- empl oyed per son , o r as a self-occupied

person., and for the words "he spent in insurable employment or

as a self-e mpl oyed person" there shall be substituted the words "he

spent in insurable employment or as a self-employe d person, or as

a self-occupi ed person and after the words 6treated as a self-

employed person" there shall be added the words" ; and where the

greater nu mber of years, or part the reof, were spent as a self-

occupied person, he shall be treated as a sel f-occupied perso n~ .

In section 3 of the prin cipal ACt, immed iately after the

words "I self-empl oyed person" there shall be added the words

., or as a self-occu pied person" .

Section 6 of the principa l Act shall be amen ded as ""'",

follows :-

(a) in subsection ( 1) thereof im med iately after the

words "self-employed person" there shall be added the words

·or a self-occupied person" ;

(b) in the proviso of paragrap h (d) of subsection ( I)

th ere o f fo r the wo rd s " self-employed" th ere shall be

substit ut~d the words "sel f· occupied "; and

(c) in subsec tion (2) there of imm ediately after the

words "(a) and (b)" there shall be added the words "and (e)",

and for the words " selr-e mployed~ there shall be substituted

the words "self-occupied".

S. Secti on 10 of the principal Ac t shall be amended as

foll ows:-

(a) in subsection s (I) and (2) thereof, immediately

after th e words "self-employed" there shall be added in each

case the words "or self-occupied"

(b) in subsection (3 ) of the same section immediately

after the word s "payable under this Act by a self·employed"

there s hall be added t he wor ds "o r self-occu pi ed ", and

immediately after the words "Pari 11 " there shall be added the

words "and Part III respectively"; I nd

(c ) in su bsection ( 4) of the sa me sect ion immediately

after th e words "self-employed" there shall be added the

words · or self-occupied ",

I n secti on II immediately a fter the wo rds ·sel f- Ai_ ........ or

employed" there shaH be added the words "or self-occupied" .

Section 12 of the principal Act sha ll be amended as

follows :-

(a) in subsection (I) thereof, immediately after the

words "Class Two contributi ons." there shall be added the

words ·So however, that such self·employed person may opt

to ply a Class Two contribution at the SP category in the case

of I sinsle person, and at the SA category in the case of a

married person, in lieu of a certificate of low income."; and

(b) in subsection (2) of the same section, for the words

"a penalty not exceeding LmS" there shall be substituted the

words "pay a Class Two contribution at the SP category in

the case of a single person, and at the SA category in the case

of a married person,· .

In the proviso to section 14 of the principal Act for the

1. _"' I ~oflho words ·self-employed" there shall be sub sti tuted the words "self·

occupied" .

Fil-proviso la' l-artikolu 14 la ' I-AU printipali minnok ~ ,, 'I­

il-kli cm "pcrs\lna Ii limpjega liIba Duifi sha" ghandbom jidhlu 1- ortik

An ptlnllpaJl.

kliem "pen una Ii tabdem ghalibl nniIisha".

In subsections ( 1) and (2) of sec tion IS of the principal

Act for the words "self-employed" there shall be substituted the

words ·self-occupied" wherever they appear.

In parag raph (b) of subsection (3) of section 16 of the

principal Act the words", only in the case of Class One

contributors,· shall he deleted.

Section 18 of the principa l Act sha ll be amended as

11 .

follows:·

in paragraph (a) of the fUrlher pro v iso of

(a)

subsection (I) the reof, for the words "3 years ; and such

insured person may o nly be" , there shall be substituted the

words "three years and is"; and

(b) in paragrllph (b) of the same fu rther prov iso of

subsection (I), for the words "to a contribution year" there

shall be subst i tuted the words " to tw O c onsecutive

contribution years".

In subsecti on (2 ) of section 20 of the pri nc ipal Act

~"!-pollO~"'" im mediately after the words "Social Assistance" there shall be

added the words "or an Age Pension or a Carer's Pension".

Fis-sublltlikolu (2) III ' I-atlikolu 20 til' I-All printiplli . En"" ...... · !-

minnufih waral-kliem "I-Ghllj nuDI Sotjali " gbandhomj izdiedu 1- :iI<~~~'1-

klicm "jew PCDsjoni II ' I-Elijew Pc nsjooi ghall-Wcns".

13 ,

L·artikolu 27 ta ' I-A ll printipali gbandu j igi emenda'

kif gej : .

(a) minOok il·k li e m "Lm29.8S" kull rejn j insa bu

gbandbom j idb lu I·kliem "i l.paga min ima nazzj onali kif

applilca bbli Ii i persun i la' Imintax·il sen a jew i1:jed kif

stabbi lita b'ordni ta' s tan dard nazzjonal i tabt I·AU Ii

Jirregola I. Kolldizzjonijiet ta ' I.Impicg";

(b) wan s.subparagrafu (ii) ta!.parag nfu (t) las·

subarlikolu ( I) tiegbu, minnu fi h warn I·klicm "Pensjoni Gha!

Dis.biliul tab! daD I·Au" ghndbom ji1:di edn I·klie m "u I·

og bla ra la tagbha , i n kl u1:i kull tidiet s kond id·

dispotizzjon ij iet ' a' I·artikolu 90 'a' dan I-AU, IkIln daqs

55% la l-paga min ima DllljoDlli kif applikabbli Iii persuni

ta' tminl n-i l sena jew i1:jed kif s tabbi li ta b ' o tdni ' a'

stal/dard nazzjooaJi tabl I-A n Ii Jirregola I-Kondizzjonijic,

1M ' I. Impieg maIn! il-perjodu Ii dwaru I-pcnsjoni IkIln dovuta,

u"; n

(t) fi s ·subart iko lu (4) ti eg bu , min n ok il·kli e m

"pcnsjo ni la' Lm 2.S2 lil.gimgba" gbandbo m jidblu J·kliem

"pensjoni skond it-rata applibbbli sko nd id-di spo1:izzjonij iet

lal·Taqsi ma VI las-Si lt Skeda la' dan I-Au".

14 .

L·artikolu )O la' I·AIt pri nti pali gbandu jigi emendat

kifgej : •

(a) fil· tieni prov iso tas·subartikolu ( I) tiegbu minflok

il· ld icm "gbal sena la' konlribuzzjoni Ii ma lulba" gbandhom

j idhlu I-kliem "gba l se nlejn konsekultivi ta' kontribuzzjoni Ii

matulbom";

(b) fi l-pangrafu (b) tas -suba rtikolu (4) ta ' l-istcss

arlikolu, il·kliem ", u minhabba f bekk thn registrata taM it·

Tie let Taqsima la' I· imsemmi Reg is lru " gbandbomjigu

mhassra;

(t) fis-suba rtikolu (6) ta' I·isless art ikolu, minflok il·

Idi em "Ia nq as penue i Ii jimpjegaw lilh om infu shom "

gbandbom jidblu I-klicm " Janqas persuni Ii jahdmu gbalibom

infusbom ";

(d) fil -parag ufu (a) las· s ubutikolu (6) ta ' J·istess

arliko lu , miu fl ok il·kli em "persuni Ii ji mpj egaw lilho m

infu shom" gbandh om ji dblu I·kli em "pers uni Ii jahdmu

ghalibom infusbom" kull rejn jinsabu;

(e) fi s-subpa ragr. fu (iv) tal-proviso las-subartikolu (6)

III' I·istess arliko lu, minnufib wara 1-k1iem "jew persuna Ii

timpj eg. lilha nni fi sba" kull fejn jidbru gbandbom j i1:diedu I·

kli<.:m "jew persu lla Ii tahdem gbalilla nnifis ba", u minnufib

wara I-kliem "dhul gross taghha" ghandbom jiMi edu I-kliem

"jew qliegh gross t ag hha" , u minflok il-kliem "40%"

gbandbom jidhlu I-kliem "35%";

(I) minflok is-subarlikolu (7) la' I-i stess artikolu

ghandu jidbol is-subartikolu Ii gej:-

"(7) Meta il-kap tal-hmilja lkun persuna Ii

m'hiex mi.ttewga Ii rna tkunx lis la' labdc m bi qlicgb

full- time gbax tkun Irid tichu bsieb il-tarbija tagbha

stess, hija tk un intitolata gbal gbajnuna socjaJi skond id-

dispo1:izzjonijiel la' dan I-artikolu wkoll jekk din ma

tkunx regislrata bbala penuna Ii ma ghandbiex xoghol

kifimsemmi qabel fis-subartikolu (I) la' dan I-artikolu;

u mela din i1-persuna mhux mi22ewga tkun labdem bi

qliegh, minkejja id-dispo1:izzjollijiet tas-subartikolu (6)

la' dan I-artikolu , din il- persuna tkun intitolatala gbal

ammont fil-gimgba ta'gbajnuna soejal i sab iex jigi

1:gurat Ii I-mezzi kollba fil-gimgha la ' dik il-persuna

kalkolati skond id-disp02izzjonijiet lal-Taqsi ma VI tat-

Tieni Skeda ta' dan I-Att Oimkien mar-rata ta' I-iskala

kif applikabbli gba l familja ta' 2ewg persuni, kif

stabbilil fit-Taq sima I tas-Sit! Skeda ta ' dan I· Au rna

jkunux i2jed mill-paga minima nazzjonali kif

applikabbli Iii persuni ta' tmiulax-il sena jew i1:jed kif

stabb ilita b'ordni ta' standard nazzjonali lab I I-AU Ii

li rregola I-Kondizzjoniji cl ta' I-Impieg matul il-perjodLi

Ii gba lib I-gbaj uuua tk un dovula.";

(g) fi s-subartikolu (9) la' I-is less arlikolu miuOok 1-

Idiem minn "u Ii, Ii ki eh rna ki eux gba1 fall Ii jkun iddabbal

f'dak ii-post" sal-kliem "id-disp02izzjonijiet ta' qabel f'dan

is-s ubarlikolLi gbandbom japplikaw uko11." gha ndhorn jidblu

l-kliem "u Ii, b'ri2ullat Ii jkuu iddahbal f'ccntru la' terap ija

jsir intilolal ghal gbajuuua tabl dan I-artikolu. ikun inlitolat

biex jireievi allowallce skond ir- rala applikabli skond id-

dispo2izzjonijiel tat-Taqsirna Ita' l-Erbatax-il Skeda la' dan

I-At! sakemm jibqa residenti f'dak ie-eentru kif inlqal qabel

u sakemrn rna jkunx hem m ebdlllibdil fie- cirkostanzi gbal

dan ir-rigward."; u

(b) fi s-sublUlikolu (10) 111 ' I-istess artikolu minOok iJ-

kliem "allowance ta' Lm 2.82 fiI-gimgba", ghandhom jidblu

l-kliem "a llowal/ce applikabbli skoud id-dis po2izzjonijiet

tal-Taqsima II ta' I-Erbalax-i1 Skcda ta' dan I-AU".

L-arti kolu 31 ta ' I-All priueipali gbauduj igi cmendal EmcJHIo to- 1_

Section 27 of the principal Act shall be amended as

~~17 ""1Ioo follows: -

(a) for the words "Lm29.SS" wherever they occur there

shall be substituted the words "the national minimum wage

as is appl icable to persons of eighteen years of age or over

established by a national stan dard order issued under the

Conditions ofEnlployment (Regulation) Act" ;

(b) afler sub -p aragraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of

subsection (\) thereof, imm e diate ly after the word.

-Disability Pension unde r Ihis Act" there shall be added the

words "the highest rate of which, incl uding any increases in

term s of the provisions of secti on 90 of Ihis Act, shall be

equ ivalent to ss ~. of the o.lIional minimum wage as is

appli cable to persons of eigh teen years of agc or over

established by a national standard order issued under tbe

Conditions of Employm ent (Regulation) Act during the

period in respect of which such pension is due, and"; and

(e) in subsection (4) thereof, for the words "pension of

Lm2 .82 per week" there sha ll be substituted the words

"pension at the applicabl e rite in accordance with Part VI of

the Sixth Schedul e to this Act" .

Seclion 30 of the principa l Act shall be amended as An ' , .. .",

;:::-.:~ ....

follows: -

(a) in the funher provi so to subsectio n (1) Ihereoffor

the words "to a contrfbulion year" there shall be substituted

the words "to two consecu tive COnl ribution years" ;

(b ) in paragraph (b) o f subsection (4) of the Slme

section , the words", and for thi s reason is registered under

Part Three of the aforesaid Register" shall be deleted ;

(c) in subsection (6) of the same section, for the words

"nor self-employed" there shall be substituted the words "nor

self-occupied";

(d ) in paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of the slme

section , fo r the wor ds "selr-e mployed" there shall be

substituted the words "selr-occupied" wherever they appelr,

(e) in sub-paragraph (iv) of the proviso to subsection

(6) of the same seclion, immediately after the words "or I

self-employed person" wherever Ih ey appear, there shall be

added the wor d s "or a sel f -occu pied person" , and

immediately after the words "gross income" there shall be

added the words "or his gross earni ngs", and for the words

"40%" the re shall be substitu ted the words "35%";

(f) for subsection (7) orthe same section there shall be

substituted the followi ng:-

"(7) Wh ere the head of household is a si ngle

pa rent who is unable to tak e up a full time gainful

occupation IS he has 10 take care of his own ch ild, he

shall be enti tled to socia l assistance in accordance with

the provisi ons ofl his section even ifhe is not regis tered

IS an unemployed person as aforesaid in subsection ( I)

oflhis section; and where such single paren t is gainfull y

occupied, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection

(6) of this seclion, he shall be entitled to such weekly

amount by way of social assistance so as to ensure that

his tOtal weekly means, calculated in accordance with

Part VI of the Second Schedule 10 this Act, together

with the scale rate as applicable to a household of two

persons, as determined by Pari I of the Sixth Schedule

to Ihis Act do nOI exceed the national minimum wage as

is applicable to persons of 18 years of age or over

established by a national standing order issued under the

Condilions of Employment (Regulation) Act during the

peri od in respect of which assistance is due.-;

(g) in subsection (9) of the same section for the words

from "and who. were it not for such admitta nce M up to the

words "provisions of this subsection shall also apply." there

shall be substituted the words "and who as a result of such

admittance into such a therapeutic centre becomes entitled to

assistance under this section, shall be entit led to receive an

allowance at the applicable rate in accordance with Part I of

the Fourteenth Schedule of this Act for as lo ng as he is

resident of a centre as aforesaid and provi ded no change of

circumstances takes place in this respec!."; and

(h) in subsect ion (10) of the same section for the

words "an allowance of Lm2 .82 per week" there shall be

substituted the words "an allowance at the applicable rate in

accordance with Part II of the Fourteenth Schedule to this

Act".

I'.

Section 31 of the principal Act shall be amended as

follows :-

(a) in paragraph (a) thereof for the words "85 cents per

week" there shall be substituted the words "the applicable

addit iona l allowance in a ccordan ce with the Twelfth

Schedule to this Act" and the words "paragraph (i), (ii) or

(iii) of" shall be deleted, and instead of the words "in respect

of such child ;" th e re s ha ll be substituted the words "in

respect of such child; a rM;

.

(b)

paragraph (b) thereof shall be deleted; and

(c) paragraph (c) thereof shall be renumbered as

paragraph (b), and for the words " Lm 3 per week" there shall

be substituted the words "the applicable additi onal allowance

in accordance with the Twelfth Schedule to this Act", and for

the words "sections 76 or 78" there shall be substituted the

words "section 76", and for the words "any of the increases

referred to in paragraph (a) and (b)" there shall be substituted

the words "the increase referred to in paragraph (a)" .

kif gej:-

(a) fil-paragrafu (a) tiegbu minflok il-kliem "85

cente2mi fil -gimgha" gbaudhom jidhlu I-klicm "1 -alJowal/ce ·

IIddizzjoullli applikabhli skolld id-disp02izzjonijiet tat-Tnax-

il Skeda la' dan I. AII", u l-k li em "il-parag rafu (i), (ii) j ew

(iii) I II'~ ghllndhom jigu mhftsstll, II minfl ok il-kli em "la ' dan

I-All;" gbandhom j idblu l-kHem "II' din I-All; j ew";

(b)

il-paragrafu (b) licgbl.l gbandu jigi mhusar; u

iI-pafagra fu (t) lieghu gllandu jigi enumeral mill-

(t)

gdid bba la para grafu (b), u minflok il-k li e m "Lm 3 fi l _

gimgba " gbandhom jidblu I-kliem "I-allowollce addizzjonali

appli kabbli skond id-dispo1.i7.zjonijicl tat-Tnn-il Skeda t.'

da n I-A ll ", u minflo k il -kliem " I-arti koli 76 j e w 78"

ghll ndbom j idhlu I-kliem "arlikolu 76", u minflok il-kli em

"gha1.-zidi el imsemm ij a fil -parag rafi (a ) u (b)" ghandhom

jidhlu I-klicm" ghat- t ieda msemmija fiI-paragrafu (a)" .

In subsection (2) of section 32 of the principal Act, the

words ~or 78~ shall be deleted.

Immediately after section )) of the principal Act there Addition~_

shall be added the following section : -

JJA . (1) With c·ffec t from January 6,

1996, the rate of widows' pension as abated in

terms of section 33 and the proviso thereto. shall

be in c rea sed so as to ensure that such rate of

pension together with the full rate of pension such

widow receives from a former employer of her

deceased husband, if any, is not less than the

applicable single rate of an Increased Retirement

Pension payable in terms of paragraph (ii) of

subsection (I) of section 47, provided that such

rate of pension does not exceed two-thirds of her

husband's pensionable income,

(2) With effect from the date mentioned in

subsection (I) of this sect ion, where a widow is

not entitled to receive a pension from any of her

husband's former employers, the rate of widow's

pension under this Act to which she is enti tled.

shall be $0 inc reased to ensure that such rate of

pension is not less than the applicable rate of the

Increased National Minimum Pension payable in

term s o f section 63, provided that such rate of

pension does nOt exceed five-sixths of two-thirds

of her husband's pensionable income,",

In the proviso to section 34 of the principal Act,

immediately aOer the words - self-employed person- there shall be

added the words "or a self-occupied person - .

In paragraph (ii) of sub section (1) of section 47 of the

principal Act, im media tely after the word s "i nco me are not

exceeded." there shall be inseTled the words -So however that,

subject to the maximum rate of pension payable as laid down in

paragraph (b) o f sec ti on 54 of this Act, for the purposes· of

awarding a Two-Thirds pension, such rate of Increased Retirement

Pension as may be applicable in his case, utilizing the same yearly

average of contributions taken in the award of such pension, may

be further increased by one-third of the difference obtaining by

deducting the sum total of his service pension and the applicable

rate of In creased Ret irement Pension payable to him from the

amount that is equivalent 10 two-thirds of his pensionable

In paragraph (a) of sect ion 52 of the principa l Act,

:::'''l'' ... S2~.tho immediately after t he wo rds ·self-employed" there shall be added

the wo rds ·or self-occupied" .

21 . For the first paragraph of subsection (I) of section 53 of

::;:"i;..n":-.lM thc principal Act, immediately before the proviso, the re shall be

substituted the following :-

"( 1) The fu ll rate of the Two-Thirds Pension men tioned

unde r section 5 2 of this Act shall be two-thi rds o f the

pensionable i ncomes of the insured person who has paid or

been credi ted wi th a yearly average of fifty c o ntribut io ns

over a pe riod-

(i) of thirty years, o r

(ii) in the case of a person who is enti tled to a

pension under sc ctio n 26 of this ACI, for suc h other

small er number of years less than thirty years,

as correspo nds to t he numbe r of years from the I st day of

January, 1956, or if the person so elects, from the 1st day of

Janua ry. 1965, up to the end of the cont ri bu tio n year

immediately preceding his retiremenr :".

For section 54 of the pri ncipal Ac t, there shall be

22 ,

~l~)4"',bo substituted the following·.

•

"54. Where a perso n <luali lies for the full Two-Thirds

Pension under section 53 of Ihis Act, then, notwithstanding

the provi sions of that section, but subjecf to the provision of

parl8rap~ (c) of the proviso thereto, that person shall in no

case recel ve-

(I) less fhln the full rate of a National Minimum

Pe nsion, inclusive of the additional allowance, payable

according to such person's ma rital status, as is speci lied

in the Twelfth Schedule to this Ac t; o r

(b) more fhan the highes t rafe of a Two-Thi rds

Pension in accordance wi th the Twelfth Schedule to this

Act. ".

13. Section 59 of the pri ncipal Act shall be amended as

... ~~~or,,,,, follows .•

.

(a) in sub -paragraphs ( ii) o f subsection (2 ) and of

subsection (l ) thereof res pecti vely, i mmed iately afte r the

words "sel f-em ployed" the re shall be added the wo rds "or

self-occupied" whereve r they appear; and

(b) in subsection ( 5) the reof. fo r th e words "jn

paragraph (b) of section 54" there shall be substituted the

words "in section 54".

Minflok I-ewwcl para gn ru las-su bart ikolu (1) II' I- ~Ia' ~

arlikolu 53 II ' I-An priul:i paii, miunufih qabel ii-proviso, gblndu A"

jidho! dan Ii gej :.

"( I} Ir·rata sh iba lal.P e nsjoni la ' Zewg Te rzi

ms cmmlJa Ilbt l·arlikolu 52 II' dan I-All ghln dbl Ikun

la'zewg lerzi lad-dbul pensjonab bli lal-persunaass igunla Ii

Ikun haUse! jew giel akkredit8 111 b'medjl fis-seoa Il ' bamsin

konlribuzzjoni lui p<:rjodu -

(i)

la' tlc'in seua,jew

(ii) r'kaz la' pe rsu na Ii tleun inlil oli ll gba !

pensj o ni lab l l-arlikolu 26 la' dau I-All, gba l dak in-

numfU la' sniu iuqas minn tletin sena,

Ii jkun jikko rri s pondi gban-numru la' su in mill·ewwelll'

Jann ar, 1956, jew jckk il.persuna hekk IHghzel, mill-cwwel

II ' Jannar, 1965, 511 tmiem is-sclla ta' konlribuzzjon i Ii liii

minnutih qabel rna lirli ra :".

Mi nOok l-an ikolu:54 la·I·All priUCiPllli, gbacdujidhol S/lo.I,....pnI la'

dan Ii i ej:.

Me ta persunll tikkwalifika gbar-ralll shiba III'

M54 .

Pensjoni la ' iewg Terzi IIIbt l-artiko lu 53 la' dan I-A n , u

minlcejja id-dispoziujonijiel ta ' dllk I-afti lmlu, i1:dl bll hsarl

ghad-dis pozizzjonij iel lal-paragrafu (l:) lal -provi so liegbu,.

dik il.peTSunl rna ghllndba Pebda lea?: lirl:icvi -

(a> i nqu mir-rat a s biha ta' Peosjoni Minima

Nazzj olllll i, ink lu 1:a I-ollowollce addizzjona li , Ii

lilballas skond j ekk dik il-persuna Ik"unx mi1:1:ewga jew

le, sko nd il-Tux-il Skeda la' dan !-AtI ; j ew

(b) i1:jed mill-og b!a rala la' pe nsjoni la' 1:ewg

lerzi skond il-Toax-il Sked a la' dan I-Alt.".

L-arlikolu 59 ta' I-All printipaii ghndu jigi emendal

kif gej ;-

(a) fis-subpuagrafi (ii) las-s ubarlik ol u (2) u las-

subaflikolu (3) liegb u ris pcllivament, minnufih wara l-kliem

"persulla Ii limpjega lilha nnifisha" gbandbom ji1:diedu 1-

kli e m "jew perSUlla Ii lahdem gba liha llllifisha" knIt rejn

j idhru ; u

(b) fis-subaclik o lu (5) liegbu, minnok il-kliem "Ial-

paragca fu (b) II' I-artikolu 54" ghandhomjidblu I-kliem "la'

I-ll fti kolu 54",

In subsection (1) of section 63 of the princi pal Act :-

(a) for the words" A married man who is maintaining

his wife and" there shall be substituted the words "A person";

(b) im mediately after the words "Increased National

Minimum Pension" there shall be inserted the words "at one

of the rates payable in accordance with the Twelfth Schedule

to this Act,"; and

(c) immediately after the words "exceed two-thirds of

his pensionabl e income." there shall be added the words "So

however, th at where such rate of pension does not exceed

two·thi rds of his pensionable in come, subj ect to the

maximum rile of pen sion payable in terms of section S4 for

the purposes of awarding a Two· Thirds Pension, such rate of

pension. utilizing the same y early average of contri butions

taken for the award of such pension. may be further increased

by one·third of the difference ob taining by deducting such

rate of pensi on frolll the amount taken by way of two-thirds

of his pensionable income.".

15. Section 66 o f the principa l Act shall be amended as

follows:·

(a)

in sub.paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subsection

(I) thereof. immediately after the words "the highest rate of

Age Pension" there shall be added the word s "which , in the

case of a married man whose wife also qualifi es for a pension

in her own right, shall be equivalent \ 0 80'1., and in the case

of widowed or singl e persons, up to 60% of the n ati onal

minimum wage as is applicabl e to persons of eightee n years

of age or over established by a national standard order issued

unde r the Co nditi ons of Employm ent ( Regu lation) Act

during the peri od in respect of whi ch such pension is due,

and"' • and

(b) in subsection (3) thereof, for the words "a pension

of Lm2 .82 per week " there shall be substituted the words "an

allowance in lieu of pension payable in IIccordance with Part

VI of the Six th Schedule or this Act: .

".

Section 68 of the principal Act shall be amended as

follows :·

(a ) in p aragraph ( b) of sub sect io n ( I) the reof,

immediately after the word s "the highest rate of Carer ' s

Pensi on" there shall be added the words "equivalent to 60'1.-

of the national minimum wage as is applicable to persons of

eighteen years of age or over eSiablished by a nalianal

standard order issued under the Conditions of Employment

(Regulation) Act, during the period in respect of which such

pension is due and", and after the words ·of his parent" there

shall be added the words ·or brother, siSler, grandparent,

uncle, aunt, ruher or mother.in.law, or brother or sister-in-

law· • ' and

(b) sub-paragra ph (i ) of paragraph (b) of the same

subsection (1) shall be deleted, and sub-paragraphs (ii) and

(iii) thereof shall be renumbered (i) and (ii) respectively.

27 .

Section 69 of the principal Act shall be am ended as

follows:-

<al in subsection (I) thereof, for the words "al the rate

of Lrn 10.50 per week" there shall be substituted the words-

"in accordance with Part IV of the Third Schedule to this

Act • " . •

(b) in subsection (2) of the same section , for the words

"at the rate of Lm20.95 per week" there shall be substituted

the w ords "in accordance with Part V of the Third Schedule

to this Act:; and

(c) in subsection (4) of the same section, for the words

"any of the allowances which are payable in terms of sec lions

76 or 79" Ihere shal1'be substi tu ted the words ~Ihe allowance

which is payable in terms of section 76".

kif Aej :-

(I) fiI-plugufu ( b) ta s-sub artikolu (1) tie gbu ,

minnu fib wara I-kli em "I-ogbla rata la' Pensjoni gball-Wens-

gblllldhom jitdi edu I-k liem "daqs 60% tlll-paga minima

nazzjo nali kif ap piikabbli gha l persuni la' Iminlu -il sena

jew it jed kifslabbilila b'ordni la' slandard nazzjollali labt 1-

All Ii Jirregola I- Ko ndizzjonijiet la' I-tmpieg malul ii-

perjodu Ii gbalib dik il-pensj oni Ikon dovuta u"; u wan 1-

k1i em -1I1-tenilur IlIgbh a- gbandhom j i2diedu 1-k1i em "jew

buha, obtbl, nannilha , zijuba, zijilhl, mi ssier jew omm lar-

rispett jew buha j ew ohlha lar-rispcU"; u

(b) is-subparagrafu (i) lal -paugrafu (b) la ' I-istess

subartikolu (I) ghandu jigi mhassar, u s-subparagrdi (ii) u

(iii) tieghu gbandbom jigu e num e nl i mi ll- gdid bball

s ubplugrafi (i) u (i i) rispell ivamenl.

L_artikolu 69 ta ' I-All prin(:ipa li gbandujig-i emendu

kif tej ;-

(It) fi s-subllrtikolu (I) ticgbu, mioflok i1-kliem "bir-

ntl ta' Lm10. 50 fil-gimgha" ghao dh om jidhlu I-kli e m

"skond id-dis pozizzjonij iet lat-Taqsima IV III-Tieiel Skeda

ta' dlln I-All,";

(b) fis -subarli kol u (2) la ' \-isless artikolu, minflnk ii-

kliem -bir-rala la ' Lm 20.95 fiI -gimgba" gbandhom jidhlu I-

kli em "skood id-dispo2izzj on iji el tat-Tllqsima V lat-Tiele!

Skeda la ' dan I-A1t,"; u

«(:) fis--subart ikolu (4) ta' I-isless artikoiu , minnok ii-

kHem -xi wabdll mill-ollowQllceS Ii j ill'llillsu skond I-I rtikolu

76 jew 79" gbandhom jidblu I·kliem "I-allowonce Ii lilballllS

skond 1-lIrlikolu 76".

L-arlikolu 70 la' I-All prin(: ipaii ghllndu jigi emendat Erncndo'" I-

Section 70 of the principal Act shall be amended as

follows :-

(a) immediate ly after the words "self-employed"

wherever they appear in the section, including the proviso

thereto, there shall be added the words "or self-occupied ";

aod

(b) for the words "a lump sum payment of Lm66 by

way of a Marriage Grant :" there shall be substitu ted the

words "a lu mp sum payment in accordance with Pan III of

the Fourteenth Schedule to this Act by way of a Marriage

Orant :" .

In paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub sec lion (\) of section 72

of the principal Act, for the word s "equ ivalent to Lm8 .80 per

week" wherever they appear there shall be substitu ted the words

"al the ra te in accordance with Part IV of the Fourteenth Schedule

to this Act" .

With effect from January 6, 1996, and up to July 5, 1k "!'r)' ,

1996, the words "Lm293S" in paragraph (iii) of subsection ( 1) of =':~

section 73 of the princi pal Act shall be read and cons trued as 7l. oI'~

"Lm305S" .

For sect ion 73 of the prin ci pal Act, th ere shall be s.MIiI

substituted the follow ing:-

"'--

"s"",' "w.,.

73 . Subject to the provisions of this Act, a

head of household who proves to the satisfaction of

the Director that his yearly means, calc ulated in

accordance with Part VIII of the Second Schedule 10

this Act , do not exceed the income limiu laid down

in Part V of the Fou rteent h Schedule to this Act,

shall be entitled to a supplementa ry allowance

payable at the rates specified in the aforementi oned

Fourteenth Schedule.· .

Sections 74 and 75 o f the principa l Act shall be ......~

repealed .

In section 76 of the principal Act, including the proviso ...... "_401

thereto. for the words from "under. and in accordance" up to the ..... ipoJ .......

words "an allowance at such aforementioned rates." there shan be

substituted the words "to the head of household whose total yearly

means , calculated in accordance with Part VII of the Second

Schedule to this Act, do not exceed the sCAle rate as applicable for

that household, and as determined by Part VI of the Fourteenth

Schedule to this Act, and who has the care and custody of such

child, as long as such child is the son or daughter of the head of

household or his wife, and where neither the head of household

nor his wife are the parents of such child, the Director is satisfied

that it is in the best interest of the child to accept such head of

household as being the effective custodian of such child, and for

such purpose the Di recto r may l·eCJuest from the Director General

(Social and Family Affairs), who is to submit the same within a

mo nth , a situation rep Or! as to whether s uch child is best

considered to form part of the rela ti ve household" .

In section 77 of the principal Act , for the words "of AI_A,_01

Lm3 .2S per week" there shall be substituted the words "payable in iW'cipol AeI.

accordance with Pan V11 of the Fourteenth Schedule 10 Ihis ACI",

and immediate ly afler the words "in ac co rdan c e with the

provision s o f this Act. " there shall be added the words "So

however, that such child shall only remain eligible to an allowance

under this section if the yearl y means of the head of household,

calculated in accordance with Part VII of Ihe Second Sched ule to

this Act. do not exceed the income limits as laid dow n in the

aforementioned Pan VII of the Fou rteenth Schedule, and as long

as the head of household has the care and custody of such child .".

Section 78 of the principal ACI shall be repealed .

In section 79 of the principal Act, the words ~and 78",

and the words M, as the case may be," shall be deleted.

Section 80 of the principal Act shall be ame nded as

ows:-

(a) in the marginal note thereto, immediately after the

words "Children 'sH t here shall be added the words "a nd

Supplementary";

(b) i n subsections (J) and (2) or the same section, for

the words "sections 76, 78 and 79" there shall be substi tuted

wherever they appear the words "sections 7], 76 and 79"; and

(e) paragraph (e) of subsection (I) of the same section

shall be repealed.

In subsections (1) and (2) of section 81 orlhe prin cipal

Act, the words", 78" shall be deleted, wherever they appear.

Section 82 of the principal Act shall be amended as

ows:-

(a) in subsection ( I) thereof, for the words "Where the

head of household is" up to the words "unless the fat her"

there shal l be substi tuted the words" An allowance due unde r

the provisions of secti ons 76 and 79 of this Act shall be paid

to the wife, if any, of the head of household, unless the head

of household";

(b) in subsection (2) of the same section, immediat-ely

after the words "his lawful wedded wife" there shall be added

the words "and in the case where a female is, in the opinion

of the Director, the head of household, a male who in the

opi ni on of the Director is living with such head of household

as if he were her lawful wedded husband", and for the wo rds

"she is the mother" the re shall be substi tuted the words "she

or he is the mother or father, as the case may be,"; and

(c) in subsection (3) of the same section, the word

"78" shall be deleted; and im mediately after the words "their

ch ild ren shaW the re shall be added the words "not", and

inste ad of the words from "apportioned between such

husband and wife" up to the words "sections 76 to 79 of this

Act.", there shall be substituted th e wo rd s "ass essed

separately acco rding to the eligibi lity rig hts and the yea rly

means of each respect ive he nd of household who has their

effective care and custody as provi ded for in sections 76 and

79 of this Act." .

(i) the

payment

of

social

security

contri butions, and

(ii)

assessing the pensionnble income;" and

(c) immediately after paragraph (8) as renumbered

there shall be added the following proviso :·

·Provided that the Minister may nOI by such regulations

decrease th e rate of benefit. gra nt, pensions. assistance or

allowance pa yab le under this Act to any cuegory of

beneficiaries.".

L'lrl ikolu 83 II' I·AII priut ipa li gbandu jigi e mendal

kif gej :.

(II)

ii-Hem ", 78" ghandhomjigu mhRssra; u

(b) minnuf'ih wara I-kli em "Ioqghod iklar rna' dak il·

kap tal-familjl ." ghandhom ji1:diedu I-kli e m "Hekk it d l Ii

mc[a dak i[-lifel jew d ik il.pers una rna Ikunx normalment

l oqgbod iklar rn l' dak ii-k ip l a l .fa milja, i1:da Ikun

no rm almeu [ wqgbod ikta r r 'i SlilUI, u d-Di rellur ikun

sodis fatll i dak j· islilul ikun isli lu l riko no xxul ghall.kurl la'

tfal u pers uni tgha r, dak i1-life l j e w dik il -persunl jk un

intiloial ghll l allowallce daqs dik Ii li[halliis gbal-lielel lirel li

jkun membru [a l-fAm ilja u Ii jku n jirt ievi gbajnuna sotj ali

s ko ll d id.di sp01:izzjo llijie l la' I·arliko lu 30 la ' dan I-AU, u

skond id-di s po1:i zzjo niji el [1I1-Taqs ima V I l a' l-Erbalax ·il

Sk eda [a ' dan I-All.".

L·a rtikolu 84 la' I·AII printipa li gbandu jigi e me nda,

kir gej:.

il-pllragnfi (a), (b) u (t) gbaud bo m jigu e nume rali

(II)

mill-gd id bhllia pnra grafi (e), (f) u (g) rispo.::llivamelll;

(b) mi nflok il -kli c m minn " II-Minis tru jisla'" 51 1-

kl icm "roscmmi baw ll qabel:", g handho m jidblu I-kliem:·

"II-Mi nistrll jistll ', minu t mien gbal1:mieu, u bil-ftehim

m ll-Minisl r u r espo usa bbli g hall . fiuanzi, jag b m e l

r('go lament i:·

(II) subi('x ji1:di('d u ir-rut i la' b C ll C fit~ji, gholji cl,

pensjoll ijiel, ghujll llua u allowallces Ii jilhallsu labl dan

I.AII;

(b) SII bi ex jit.d iedu I-kal eiorij i la' pe rsun i Ii

ji s [g hu jkuuu elig ibb li gbal be u e fit~ji , gboljie l,

pellsjon ij icl, ghaju ulIlI u allowallces Ii ji tballsu tabt dan

I-All ;

sabicx jiZdicdu I-limi ti lad-dbul gh:tl1-fi llijic l

«(:)

bi c x ji g i s lmlll 1-~ll1mollt I ll ' be ncfi(:(:j i, g bo lj ie!,

pensjon ij icl, ghajn unH u allQwances, Ii jiddc pcndu mill-

me7.?i tal- pcrs nllH, n Ii ji lhallsu lalll dan I-AU;

(d) sabil!x itid i l-paga bHzika, is-sKlarju, id-dhul

j ew il-qlicgb, knll me ta l-Ovem jagbli zieda g hall-gholi

tal-bajj a fir- rl la la l- Paga Minima NIIZZjO llllli Ii titballa s

IiI pers uni Ii jko llllo lll j e w ikunu g balqu I-tm inc ax- il

se na skond id-disp01:izzjonij iet la' I-Au Ii jirrego la 1-

Ku udizzjonij ici II' I-Impieg, gball- fiuijiclla':-

(i) iI-hIlls ta' kOJltribuzzjonij icl la ' s igurta

50(:jllli, u

(i i)

l-islill1l1 Illd -dbul pensjollabbli ;"j u

miu ll ufi h wafa l-pafHgfaJ"u (g) kif cn urne ral mill-

«(:)

gdid, gba ndu ji2:dicd ii -proviso Ii gcj:-

"U:da il-Mini slrn lila' j islax b' dll wn ir-rcg()!amcnti jllllqqllS

ir-r a ta la' be nefi (:(:ju, gbolja, pensjollijict, gh ajnllila jew

allowal/ce Ii jitba llsu lIIbl dan I-A ll gb lll k ll il h legorijll la'

bene fi (:(: j arj i. " .

42, Fis-subllrtikolu (I) la ' I-Hrlikolu 88 III' I-All prin(:ipa ii, E,,,c." ... ' I·

miuuufih WRU I-kli em " bc ne fi(:(:ju I;'~ gra tia" gbKlldholll jidb lu 1- ....

kli e m "pe rm czz la' hill S h ' ghajn nllll III' cmc rge llzlI Ii nus jew

mhux fi n us ming hand id-DircIIlH Ccuera li (A ffarijic l So(:j al i u

tal-Familja) mMhtur mill-Prim Mini strn" u I-klicm minll "u b'mo d

parlikolari" sal-kl icm "Illh hlur mill-l'rim Min islru " gha ndhom jig u

In subsection (I) of section 88 of the princi pal Act,

immediately after the words "ex gratia benefi t" there shall be

inserted the words "by way of payment of any emerg en cy

assistance in cash or in kind by the Director General (Social and

Family Affairs) appointed by the Prime Minister" and the words

from "and in particular" up to the words "appointed by the Prime

Minister" shall be deleted.

In paragraph (a) of section 90 of the principal Act,

immediately after the words "Medical Assistance: there sha ll be

added the words ·Supplementary Allowan ce,· .

Imm ed iat ely after sec ti on 90A of the principal Act,

there shalJ be added the following new section 90B :-

90B . Notwithstanding any other· provision of

== . __ . this Act , whenever Government awards a cost-of-

living increase in the rate of the nati onal minimum

wage as is payable to persons of eighteen years of age

.w .......... w:olft or ove r under the provi sions of the Conditions of

Employment (Regulation) Act, any medical assistance

paid in terms of the provisions of sections 20,21,22 ,

and 24 and any all owance paid in lieu of a pension in

terms of subsection (4) of secti on 27, and any

allowance paid in te rms of subsection (10) of section

30, and any allowance paid in lieu of a pension in

terms of subsection (3) of section 66, and any

allowance paid in terms of subsection (I> o f section

69, of this Act, shall, as from the date of such award

or from the date from which such assis tan ce or

allowance becomes due, whichever is Ihe later date,

aut omatically be increased by an amount eCluivalent to

20% of such cost-of-livi n g i ncrease. ~.

45 . Section 9 1 of the principal Act shall be amended as

(a> in the first proviso thereto, for the words "sections

76, 78 and 79~ there shall be substituted the words ·seclions

76 and 79" ; and

(b) in the second proviso to the said section, for the

words "nor is she in insurable employment or sel f-occupied"

there shall be substituted the words "nor is she considered to

be gainfully occupied so liS to be disqua l ified fo r the

purposes of section 4 5 of this Act" "

In subsectio n (2) of section 92 of Ihe principal Act,

immediately after the words "Soc ial Assistance" t here shall be

added the words "or to an Age Pension".

47 .

Section 97 of the prin cipal Act shall be amen ded as A"'. "<ln .... 'or

,",iooI'n of tho

fol lows:-

priIo<ipol At\.

(a) in paragraph (b) of subsection (2 ) the reof, fo r the

words "Parental Allowance" there shall be substituted the

words "supplementllry allowance";

(b) in paragraph (c) of Ihe same subsection , the word s

"a Specia l Allowance," shall be deleted;

(c) sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of the sam e

subsection (2) shall be deleted; lind

(d) sub-paragraphs (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph (c)

of th e same subsection shall be re -numb ered as su b-

paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) respectively

L'lI rl iko l li 9 7 la' I·A II prin¢i pllii gband u jig i emc nd llt

( II ) ri l - pa fagra fu (b) IHs· s ubHf l iko lu (2) li eg b u,

minl1l)k il-kli<:111 "A llowa nce! III ' Ge nit ur" gb ~ndh omjid b lu \.

k 1 iCI1l "{/ lfuw(Jllct' sup pi i men I H ri ~;

l i l - p a r~ g rll fu (¢ ) la '

(b)

I· isless s uba rlikolu, i l-kliclIl

"If 110 11"0 11(:1: S PCl:j IIli, " g bll ndhu m j i gu rub Bssra;

(l: ) is -s ub pllrag rllfu ( ii) la l-parag ra fu (¢) ta ' I-is less

subarliko lu (2) ghll utlu j igi mhass" r; u

(d ) is-s ubp arllg rH ti (ii i), ( iv) u (v) lal-pllfag rafu (¢) III '

I-isless SLlbHfli kulu ghHndho m ji gu nn U1l1eflll i mill-gd ld bb llh

suhparH grllfi (Ii ), (ii i) u (iv) ri speltiVllllle nt.

Section 98 of the pri nc ipal Act shall be amen ded as ........ 0;10 ... "of

-=tion 98 of lhc

f o 11 ows: -

pri""'pol Act

(a ) in sub-paragraph (ii) ofparograph (b) of subsection

(\) t he r eo f, for the words "or Social and Medi ca l

Assistance," there shall be substitu ted the words "or social

assistance in respect of unemployment,";

(b) in sub-paragra ph (iii) of paragraph (b) of the same

subs ection (I), immediatel y after the words "any pension,"

the re shall be added the words "socia l o r me di ca l

assislances, "; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of the same

subsection (J) for the words "Parental Allowance" there shall

be substituted the words "supplementary all owance- .

Section 102 of the principal Act shall be amended as Anlcnd" .... lor

f o 11 0 w " .-

""'''''

~1A<t.

'

(a) in sub -paragraphs (i) and (ii) of subsection ( I)

th ereo f, for the words "30%" and "10%" there shall be

substituted the words" 10%" and "5%" respectively;

(b) in pa ragraph (ill of the ti rst proviso to subsection (I)

of the sa me section, for the words from "in respect of peri ods

of overpayment" up to the words "b ecomes aware of such

overpayment" there shall be substituted the words "in respect

of overpayments whi ch have been made prior to Ihe peri od of

two years going ba ck from the date when the Director

became aware of such overpaymenl irrespective of the period

to which the overpayment refers";

(c) immediately afle r subsection (2) of the same

sect ion, there shall be added the fol lowing new subsec tion

m-

"(3 ) Where any pe rson is in receip t of any

benefi t, pension , allowance or assistance payable under

t his Act, and has failed to pay any Class Two

con tributio n due in terms of the provisions of this Ac t,

or has paid a contribution at a rate, or at a category, or of

a class which is not in accordance with the provision s of

this Act, the Director may recover any amoun t due in

respect of such contributions by means of deduc tions

from any benefit, pension. allowance or assistance to

which such person thereafter becomes entitled, and the

rate of recovery for such deduc tions shall be as provided

for in terms o f paragraph (i) of the first proviso to

subsection (I ) of th is section."

50, In paragraph (b) of subsection (I) of section 103 of the

prin ci pal Act, for the words "Factories Ordinance" and "Cap.

107." there shall be substiluled the words "Occupational Health

and Safety Promotion Act. 1994",

5 1. In paragraph (b) of section 105 of the principa l Act,

immediately after the words "self-employed person" there shall be

added the words "or a self· occupied person" .

In section 106 of the princ ipal Act, instend of Ihe words

"Every cla im for benetit" there shall be substitu ted the words

"Subj ect to the provisions of section 97 of this Act , every claim

for benefit" .

53, In s ubsection ( 6) of section 113 of the principal ACI,

~::"1;:.\I~~~\h< immedi atel y after the words "sel f. employed" there sl11'1l1 be added

the words "or self-occupied" .

Sub sect ion (2 ) of section 114 of the principal Act shall

e amen d e d as

e 10

l l ows:·

(a) immediately lifter t he words "Finan c ial

Admini stra tion and Audit Act , ' there shall be added the

words "and in accordance with the prov isions of section 132

of this Act," ; and

(b) immediately after the words ~unde r this Act there

W

shall be added the words ",and any expense incurred in

carrying thi s Act into effect,",

Section 116 orthe principnl Act sha ll be amended as ........

_ion 1l601"~ ..

follows :-

pri .... ipol A<I.

(a) in subsections (I). (3) and (4). immediately after

the words "self-employed ", there shall be added the words

"or self-occupied w wherever they appear;

(b) immediately after subsection (4) of th e same

section , there shall be added a lIew subsection (5): -

"(5) Without any prejudice to the f oregoi ng

prov isions of this section , where a self-employed o r

self,occupied person fai ls to pay any contribution due in

accord ance wit h the provisions of this Act, or pays a

con tribu tion Ilt a rate, or at a category, or of a class

which is not in accordance with the provisions of this

Act

(i) any claim by Ihe Director for the payment

of such unpaid contributions, or for the payment of

any dilTerence due by way of adjustment in the

rate, category or class of contributions, shall be

barred by the lapse of thirty years: and

(i i) any request by the self-employed or sel f-

occupied person to pay such contributions, or any

request for any refunclthat may result as a result of

an adjustment in the clllSS or category paid shaH be

deemed null and void if submitted after attainment

of pension age or after the lllpse of five years from

the time when the proper rate of con tribution was

due, whichever is the earlier.".

In paragraph (c) of seclion I]] of the principal Act, for "",;0"

the words ~ne l incom e" there shaH be subs tiwted the words "net pri .... ipol .......

income, or earnings" .

57, Th e First Schedule \0 Ihe principal Act shall be """, . ... , .. ,00[

amended as follows·

(a) in paragraph 4 of Pllrt 1 thereof, for the words

"gainfu!1y occupied in a self-employed capacity~ there shaH

be substituted the words "self-occupied": and

(b) immediately aft er paragraph 5 of Part I thereof,

there shall be added the followi ny new paragraph 6

"(6 ) Govern men t e mployees who have b een

released o n unp ai d leave fr o m pe rfo rming du ty wi th

Go vernment i n ord e r 10 become members: o f a co-

operat ive primary society in terms of the Co-opera tive

Societies Ac!. ".

L - E wwe l S k eda la ' I-A ll p r i ll(:i pal i g haudli a li g i E" .... "· I·

e rn eodlila ki f gej: -

( a) fil-p aTlIg ra fu 4 lal -Talls imll I h ghh a, nl i nll (l k il-

k l i e m "1l1 hdem bi q l ig h bhllill perSUll1I Ii li mpjcg a li lh a

nn i ri s ha " g hH ndhom ji dhlu I- kli c m " pers u na Ii l a hd em

ghalilll nnifi sha" ; u

(b) minnuflh wan I-pll fllg rafu 5 la t-Ta(]sima I tllg hhll,

ghallduj i.tdicd il- pllragrafu 6 1i :,':ej

" (6) hn pj cgali IIII-G ve rn Ii j kunu gew mc hlu s II

b' /eave ming hajr hl as milli j we ll<lu d mi rijic lliu m m ll l-

Gve rn biex isi ru mem bri 111' sO¢j et a kupc ral ivlI pri marj a

s ko lld id -d isp o:.l:izzj o niji et la' I-A ll dwa r is-SO(:jcll1j ic l

Ko pccllli vi. ".

58 . I I-T i e lli S k e dll til' I-All prin ti pal i g h an dhu ligi E ..... ' ... '.,·

clllendllta ki f gej: -

lIlin llo k il-k liem, "(l-llfliko!i 12,20, 23, 27,30,66

(a)

II 68)" u I -~:l i e m " Pensj uni gI\Rll-We ns" Ii ji d h ru qHbcl it-

l il0 lu " TAQS I MA I " g hlludhom j idhlu r is pclIivlllnelll il-

k lic m "( l ·aflikoli 12,20,23,27,3 0.66,68, 73 u 76 )" u 1-

kl ie m " Pensjoni gfllll1 -Wens, A llo wal1ce I" I-T rlll, II J1O ll"ol1ce

Suppl imClllari u IIJlowQI/ce ghRl lifd b' lJi sllbi l il a~;

(b) il -pun grafu I IN1 -TII(ISimll II IR g hli ll ghllildu j ig i

cmc ndal ki f g..:j

( i ) fi s -s ubpR fllg rdi (II) u (b) u lil·lieni prov iso

lieghu , minnufih WlTa I- kli..:m "pcrsuni Ii ji m pjeg aw

li l ho lll i nfushom" j..:w "pe rs ulIlI Ii l i m pj cg H l i lh a

n nifi s hll " ghllndhom j itd i..:du I-k li em "jcw p..:rs llni Ii

j ahd lllu ghalihom infushom" j ew "j..:w persunll. Ii la hdCIll

ghn lihll nnifis hll" kll lt rej n jidh ru; II

(ii) fil -ti": l1 i p roviso ta s-s ub pll rll g rafu (b) tal-

pangfllfll I , m illllok il-kl iem "40%" g hllnd ho m j id hlu I· ·

kli ..:m ")5%"

(t) il- p arllgrll fl.l 4 lal-Tllqsima II lag bba g hllnd u ji g i

CIIlt: ndlll kif gej

(i) fil -p ani la (a) t8 s -s u b p llrllgrafu (b) t ieg bu ,

m inn ufi h wa rK I-k liem " J'c nsjo ni Mi ni ma Nazzjo nllli"

gil andb o lll j i z d icdu I- kli e m " i n k l u z lI l- aJ/o woll ce

addi zzj ouali Ii lilh all:15,";

(ii)

lis -su bptmgrafu (t) licg bu, m inf1 o !.: il-kli em

"kull bOl/us Iii fa milja mbaliHs la b I u sko nd I-arlikolu 88

lit' dan I-Alt , k l.lll AllolI'Ql1ce l a' Ge ni lu r, " g blDdhom

j idblu I- klicm" kull oflo.rol1ce supplimcDlllri," ; 1,1

(i i i ) fis- subparag n fu (d) liegbu, mi uflo k il- kli em

"75.7%" g han dhomj id blu I-k licm "76.8%";

(d) fi l-parltg rafu 5 lal-Taqsillla IIli eg bu min Du fi h

wllrll I-kli cm "i l-I11HrH lieghu mitzewga" ghll ndllOmji1:diedu

I-kljem", u iii-kH z fejn il-mll rll Ik uD, n-opinj o ni tad- Dircltur,

i l- k ap lal-fam iljlt, ragel Ii fl -o piujon i Ii d -Di r e ttur ikun

j O(lgbod 11111 ' dak il-kll p III' fa lll ilja bballiki cku k ie n if-rage l

IlIg bba miticww <.!g,";

(e) il- pllragrll l"u 4 lat-Tll qs ima tIItll gbb a gb a ndn j ig i

<.! lllendHi k ifgej

(i ) fiS-SUUjlll rHg ra fu ( b) li eghu m innufili wars I-

k l iclll "1' CII5 j Oll i M i n i ma Na z zjo u a l i," g bandh o m

ji2d iedu I- kl ic m "i uk l u211 I-allowollce IId di zzjonali Ii

tilhall as," ;

(ii) fis- su li pllugrll l"u (t) tieg hu m iDfl o k iI-k licm

"kuJl bOlllls lilliullilja mbalbs labl 1,1 s ko nd I-a rl iko lu 88

III' d an 1-1\11, k ull Alh)lnm cc III' Gc n ilu r" g handliom

jidhlu I-kliem "kull allowance supp l im c n lllri ~; 1,1

(iii) lis·subparllgrll fu (d) licg b n minOo k il· k liem

"75.7%" g handho m jidh lu I- kli em "76.8%";

(I) (i) fis- s ubpll r agrafu (Ii) lal- p arag rafu 4 1111 -

Tatjsimll j[J tlll- Ti cn i Sk<.!da III' I-AI1 print ipali kifmi2:jud bl ·

Itrlikolu 33111 ' 1-1\11 XXV la' 1.1994, minOok i l-kl icm ~ku ll

s lipcudju rit cvul" gblllluhom jidblu I-klicm .kull si ip endj u

M

ritcvul llIilln mcmbru lat-familjl\, burll mill.kap tal -fa milja

jcw ir- ragcJjcw ii-mara la' dak iI-kap llI' fllmi lja"; u

( ii ) is-s ll b[lHragrali (h) u (i) il-godda tH I-parag rllfu 4

III I-T allsima III 11I1 - TieDi Sk cda la ' I· AII p r i nti pa l i kif

mi)"juda b l-H r likolu 13 la' I-I\u XXVII ta' 1-1995 gbandho m

j igu CI1 1111lCrHii [laragfllii (i) u (j) rispeui vam"::llI;

(g) il - pu. graru 5 1 ~I-TaqsimM III laghhll gl'l lln duji g i

e me ndal bit-:l:ic d ~ minnnlih WHfIl I-k li e m "il - mllrll li cg hu

mi ttcw ga" lal-klil:m ",u liI-kaz rej n ii-mara Ik un, O-o pinjoni

l ad-Dircllur, il -kA p lal . rftmi ljH , uge l Ii n -o llillj ou ; lad-

Dicellur ik uo joqgbod ma' dak il-kap la ' rllmiljll hhallikicku

kic o ir-ragel lagbha mili.cwwcg,";

(h) ri S.S UbpHfllgclIfu (t) lal -pHfllgrafu 2 11I1.Taq sima

IV, minOok il-kli cm "k ull b Ol/lls lal-rami lja Ii ji lhllas IHh l u

SkODd I-acliko lu 93A la ' dan I-All, u kull Ghajnunll Me dika~

g b aodho m j idhl u I-kl icm ~ku ll g hftjoun a m cdikll, ku ll

al/owa/lce 5upplimcnIlHi";

(i) O-cwwc l p roviso ' al . paclIg raru 4 lal-Taqs ima IV,

DlinOo k iI-kli cm "I i jisla' jigi, ri tevul mi nn knl! wichcd jew

wahda mill-ko ppjll" g bll nd ho mjidhlu I-kliem "Ii jiSlll ' ji gi,

ri tcv ul m iDn kull wich cdj cw wllhdll mill-kuppja, bdk it.dali

fil -hz r ej n din i l-ko ppj 8 lk un se pa U l1I de facIo, ji g i

kk o ns idral (a) il-pfllpcjda Ii 18ppu ljc ni lill-kom u n;oni la' 1-

Akkwisli , u (b) dllk id-dtlu l h iss Ii jigi ril:evlll j ew Ii jiSIII' j igi

citcvu l min ghllnd ir-rikorrenl";

(;) fi s-suhpllrllgrarn (I!) 11I1-pllfllgCIII'U 3 la l-Tllqs imll Y,

minOok il-klic m "kull bOIlIl,I' Iii fllmil;" mba l1l1 s 11Ihl u sko nd

I-Aclikolu 88 ta' dan I-AU, kull Gbaj nun ll Mcd ikll, Allowance

lA ' Ce oilnc," g h Aod ho m ji dh l u I-kli c lll " kul1 g ha j nuna

medikA,";

(k) fl- ewwd proviso IIII-pllcagfllru 4 l"I-Tllll si mll V,

miullok il-kliem "Ii jislll' jig i, ri tcvu l milln kull w iebcd jew

wabda mi l1 -kuppj,," g bandho lll jidb lu I-k li e m "I i j isl'" jigi,

ritev ul minI! kull widll.:d jew wll hdll In ill -kuppjll, hdk iz.da Ii

ril -kII t. rcjn din il-koppjll lkun se pHr a l~ de faCIa, jigi

kkon sidrlll ( It ) il-pwprj":l a Ii ll1ppanj ..:ni Iill-kom uuju ni III" 1-

Akkwisli, u (b) dak id-dhul biss Ii jigi citcvu l j ew Ii j istll' jigi

ri ~evu l mingh,,"d ir-rikorre nl "; u

(I ) min nurih warM TM (ISima VI ta g hha ghaud h o m

ji1:di cdu ll1qsimicl il-godda ki fg..:.;jin :-

"TAQSIMA VII

Allowance /al-1ja/11 Alluwane..: Xfwlli/d b '/Ji.,·abilill;

l. (a) Fi l-ka lkolu I ~I-m cui ~h ~1l-11nij i ":l Iii " I-lIr1iklllu 76

la' da n I-Alt, g bAndu ji ltlics id-dhul Ii gej minI! kull prup rjc til, Ii

!k un in \'esli la j ew 111\111 Z11 hi \Ili cg h, bl-eskllll-joni la ' g hlltllMfIl,

gojjclh::rijll n h w..:-jj eg uh fa p..:rsoJ1a li , u kull dhul jew privih::gg Ii

jit:i ril: ev ul j..:-w Ii j ill:ll wdll Jllill- kap tal·ramilja IL II1l1rl u.

(b) I'i l·kalkolu lal-mt:zzi gba ll.linij ici la' I·artikolu 77 ta'

dan I·Au, ghll lld ujilqics id·dhul li gej minll kull proprjclli, Ii IkuD

investitll jew l iu l uza hi qlit:gh, bl·csldu2:j o Di III' g hamua ,

gojjdkrija II hwcjjeg ohra persollali , u hI! pri vilcgg Ii jig i ritcvu t

jew Ii jilgllwda mi ll.ka p lal·familj a jew marlU, li emll minnbom

ikuD I·akbar dhul.

2. ): il·kalkol u lad.dh uljcw privilcgg Ii j kun jew jistll' j i~i

ritevu l j ew Ii ji l gllwda mill.kap 11I1.fllmi ljll jew ma rl u, rna

ghll ndhomx jilqiesu:.

(a) I·allowal/ce Ii liliLlIlIlls \JIh l u skotld I·arlikol i 69,

76 u 77 ta' dan I·AIl,

(h) kill! ghajnutla ll1edi ka Ii l ilhallas taht u skond I·

artiko li 20, 21 un la' dan I·AU,

klJll ghot;/! glHll ko rr ime nl jew kull pensjo ni ghal

(t)

kMrimenl1i tilha llas lah l u s kond I-arlikolu 29 1a' dan I·AU,

(d) I' alloll'ollce Ii litha.lla s Iii nUlla j ew arme llahl u

skond id-dispozizzjonij icl lll ' I·artikolu 3 1111 ' daD I·AII,

(e ) kill! pensjoni je w pensjo n ijie l ( kernUl j ekk

imhllllsi n lllbl u skond dlln I·Al1 jew 1c) sa I-ogbla medjl la'

1'lIlllln,)llt ekwivlllcnti ghllll·ogh ill (111 11 111.' Pensjoni Minima

Nll zzjollllli, inklllza l·al/oll'lIlIce IIddizzj oDali Ii 1itl:la1l1l 5

skond j ck k ir·rikorrent ihllx lIli2:2:cwwcg jew Ie, kif imfisser

fit·,[ullx·iI Skeda ta' dall I.A11,

(I) konlribu zzjonijiet Ii j ilhallslltabl u skood dan I·AII

mill·1 ta' Janna r, 1996,

(g) fil·kaz ta ' I·ewwd tifd, kull dhul j ew privilc~g Ii

jigi ritevul j ew Ii jilgllwdll qllbcl id ·dllill IlIt.twieg j ew id·

datil Illillll meta jibdew jghixu nimkictl, hekk i2:da Ii fi l-kat

111' gellitllri mhux miucwgll I-perjodu 1/1' I-i slima g ha nd u

ji bd ll mill- cwwcl lllx 'XHhllf Ii jab bil l disa ' xbu r qabcl il·

twclid tat.tarhija.

3. K"p tal-falllilja Ii jirl:icvi g hajuuna so<:jali jew pcn5joni

ta' I-cta taht u skond dan 1.AII,jillli..:s Ii ma gha ndux mczzi gha ll-

Jinij ict lal-kalkolu tad·dhllltalJln sKo ud diu il-Taqsimll.

4 . (a) Ghall.finijicl la' din it·Ta qsima , il·m c zzi Ii

jittichdu ghall-liniji':lta' l·iSlima tHd-dbul ghlludhom ikunu dllwk

Ii j ingahru IIS-S':UII kalcutiHrjll llahd I-ewwcl Sibl f' Lulju Ills·seDa

Ii fiha issir iHalha; II

( b) Minkejja leu ll bid la lit-tirkosta n;,j, t1a wk il-mezzi

ji g u meqj usa Ii j issotli s raw il -kondizzjo niji e t lar- rali la ' s h i ll

I pplikabbli s ko nd I- Erb a lax- il Skcda la ' da n I- A ll , sa I-a llhar

Gi mg b l qlbc l I-c w wc l Sib I f'Lulju IIS-scna wan is - senR

hlenda rja Ii fi ha da wk il-meai kierl u gew mcqjusli gba ll- linij iet

la 'sli ma

Izda, fiI -bz ta l- mewt tal- hp tal-ra miljljcw la' marlu

jew 1ft ' ze wgilll, is-superslili, j ew dik il- pcr:;;uoa Ii hek k liliqics ta ht

u skoo d is -subarlikolu (2) 111' I-art iko lu 82 ta' dan I-AU, Ikun

iol il0 11111 Ii ta g hzcl, jekk iku n iktar ta ' benc fi ttj u glla lih jew

g baliha gba ll - ri nij iell8 ' din il-Tllqs ima , .Ii I-allowance Ii jkun

inlilo laljew Ii lleun in1ilo la1a gbaliha ligi s1mll1a mill-gdid b'cITclt

mill-cwwc l Sib. wa n il-mew1 Ia ' zewgha jew la ' marlu, u Ii rd in

I-istima mill-gd id jigu kkunsidrali biss il-mcw u d-dbul kurren!i .

Il ekk izda Ii d i n it -ll1lba g bal s lima mill -gdid t istl' ss ir biss fi

zmicn s ill xilur mid -data ta\-m!!wl ht ' l!!wgll a jcw 111' mart u

IZtla wk o ll fil -kaz la ' pe rsu na Ii Ikun lirti!!v i pensjoni

(kcmm j ckk m ballsa tabl u skoud dan I-Au j ew Ie) u Ii ma kc nilx

lahdc m bi qlicgb, il- mczzi fis-sena Ii jitqi!!su gball-finijicI ta' din

it-Taqsima jkunu I-m!!ai hrr!!uli fi s-scnll Ii j ingabru mingbltndu

j ew minn martu, j ekk ikull h!!mm

IzdR wkoll fiI-kal ta' koppja mizz!!wg a, me la jew ir-rage!

jew ii-mara majibqghux iklar jahdmu hi qligb, il-kap lal-ramilja

jku n iol ilola l Ii j agbzel, jckk ikllu ak1ar ta' benc fi ttj u g haU h jew

g bll lilla g ball-finiji et ta' d ill it-Taqsima, Ii l -af/alVQ/l ce Ii jkun

iOl ilOlll ljcw Ii lkun inli lolli la gbaliba ligi s lm1tla mill-gdiu b'oITell

mill-ewwel S ibt wara Ii r-ragel j ew iI-mlira jlemmu milli jiuqghu

jahdm u hi ql igb, u Ii r din I-istimll mi ll-gd id jigu kkullsiurali biss

i1-mczzi u d- db ul k urrenli la' dik il -rHmilj H. I-tckk i1;ua Ii din it-

tai ba gbal slima mill-Ji,diu li slll ' ssi r biss Ii tmi<.:n s ill x hur mid-

dUI meta r-ragel jew il-marll j lemrnu milli jibqgbu jllhumu bi

qlig b.

TAQSlMA VIII

Allowance SlIppliml!lllOri

I. Fil-kal ko lu tal- mczzi gbail-finijic i la ' I-~rlikolu 73 ta'

dan I-Au, gbludu jilqics id-dhulli gcj mill n kull proprjc lti, Ii tkun

inv esti la j ew l in l u2a bi qli cgh. bl -cs klutjoui la ' ghama ra ,

gojjcllcrija u bwcjjeg o ll ra perso nllli, u kull ubu l jew privi lcgg Ii

jigi ritc vu l j cw Ii jil gawda mill-kMp IM1.rHmiljM jew marlu , j ckk

iku n hem m.

2. Fi l-klIlko lu lau-dl'lul je w pri viicgg Ii jkun j cw jis lll ' jigi

ritevut jcw Ii jilgll w ua mill - kHp tH I.ramilja jew ma rtu , ml

gh~ndho mx ji tqiesu :-

(a) kun g hajnuna mcui ka Ii lilhllll1l 9 lahl u sJcolld 1-

Hrliko li 20, 2 1 Ll 22 ta ' dan I-All;

(b ) kull gholja g hal korrimcnl j ew ku l! pe nsj on i gbal

korrimcnl Ii lilhallas 1111'11 u skond \-artikolu 29 ta ' dan I-AIt,

(~)

konl rib uzzjo nij ic\ mlHtlls/\ 1111'1 1 u skond dan I-All;

(d )

16.8% tad-dhul ne ll lota li jew ta' x i p rivi le gg,

bCll c fi c(:ju j ew allowance j ew 11\ ' pensjo ni tcjda Ii t kun

qcghdll jew 1i5111' ligi mgawdija minD xi mcmbru tal-familj a,

barra mill-hp II1 I-familjajcw OlllflL1, U 1:\1'111 1 dan i1-gban mid-

dhu l 11 <:11 10111 Ii , priv iJcgg, bcncfil!¢ju , allowance j ew pensjoni

zcj dll ghalldho l11 jilllllq(ISU kull pagamcnti IIIHftXxa l ad-dhul

ma ghmulin mL11- pcrsulllI kk {JIIC crUIIIII skond I -AU dwar it-

Tl\u a J'uq l.ll/come, II l-kliclll "pensjoni zcjda" iliss ru kull

pe nsjo ni iklllr mill-Pe nsjo ni M illi ma Nftlljo ll ali, in klu:.I:a 1-

1l 1loWOJlcC .. d d i zzj o nul i, s kuLld j.: kk ir- rikorr c n t bill(

mi;i:1:ewwcg j ew Ie, ki fi mIisscr Ii l-T nax-i l Skcda l a' dan 1-

All.

3. KIIJlla l-fH milja Ii ji rtievi ghajllulla socjali jew pensjoni

18 ' I-cIa [alll U sko nd dan I-All, ji l(li es Ii l11a ghlludux mezzi ghall-

fiu iji ct lal-kli lkolu lad-dhullah[ u skolld din i[.Taqsi ma.

4 . G hall . linij k lla ' din it -Taqs i ma , fil-ka1: la ' kap lal-

familj a Ii jkun jirt i.::vi pe nsjuni (kemm jckk imhH lJsa tah l u sko nd

dan I·AIl jew Ie), xi dhul, j ew x i pri vilegg, bcncficcju j c w

allQlVcHlCc ritev uli mi nu xi m e mbnl , Ii lllH jk unx la I-kap 1111-

fam ilja u lamias mllrlu, 11111 jil(l iesux.

5 . (II) G hllll-finijict la ' d i u i l -Taqsima, il -m czzi Ii

jil1 ic hdu gh ll-fi nij icl t ~ ' I-is ti ma ta d-d hllt ghand hom ikunu d awk

Ii jingah rLl li s· sella ka k ndarju tjllbcll.ewwcl Sibl rLulju ~as-scua

Ii fi ha issi r i['lalbll; u

(b ) Mink~·jjll k lltl bidll! fic-tirkoS IHllzi, dawk iI-mezzi

jigu me(UIiSa Ii jis sudisl"aw il- kundizzjonij ieIIMr-rali la· skala

Hpp likllhbli skond I- Er baI 1Ix - il Sko.'da 111 ' dHn I· An, s a 1-lIbbllr

C i m g h ll qabd I-ewwc l Sibl f ' Luljll l I1S'SC UM wara i s - se na

kakndllrj ll Ii fiha dawk il-mezzi k ienll gcw IlIcqjus lI ghall -finiji cl

la'Slima

Iz da, Iii- kH z ,al-uwwt llll.kll p ,"I-fltmilja jew la' marlu j ew

la ' 1:ewghH, is-s up ers! ili, jew dik il- persllnll Ii hckk lili qics IlIhl u

s ko ntl is·snhartikil iu (2) la· I-arti kolu 8 2 ta' dan I-All, ' hll

in l ilo lll la Ii III g hz.::i, jckk ik un ikll1r la ' bCllc ficcju g blll i b jcw

gblllihll g hllll·finij iell a' di u il-TIIlI s imH, Ii I-allowance Ii jkUD

;1I1ilo lal jew Ii Ikllil iUli[olll l11 glla lihll ligi S[lllala mill.gdid b'cfTell

m ill-cwwel Sill[ wara il-lllewlll1 ' t.c wgbll jew ' H' marI n, u Ii f' d in

l-i st imH mill -gdid jigu kkun sidrali hi ss il· mcai u d-dhlll ku rrcnli.

Hekk itda Ii din it-taiba ghal s tima mill-gdid lisl"' ssir biss Ii

lmicn sill xhur mid-data tal-mew! hi' 1:ewghp jew ta' mHrl u

U:da wkoll fil-ka t la' pcrsuna Ii Ikun li r¢icvi p e usj o ni

(kcmm j ekk imhllilsa taht u skood dlln I-All jew 'Ie) u Ii mil keui lll

IlIhdem bi qliegh, il-m<!zzi lis-sen a Ii jilqicsu g hall-finiji cl la' din

il-TaqsimajkuDu J-mezzi ku neDli lis-sena Ii jingHbru mingbandu

jew minn maftu,jekk ik uD hemlll.".

59 . It-Tielel Skeda la'I-AII prin¢ipali gbllOdl1ll li gi

sosli lwi tll bl-iskeda Ii gejja:-

"IT-T1ELET SKEllA

Arlikoli 18,28,29,30

Rali Ia' Benefitt); glial Alard. glial Disimp;eg. glial Disimpieg

Spet)a/i u glia/ Korrimelll .. Glwl)a glial Korrimel1l u Pel/s)ol/i glial

Karrimelll

Taqsima I

Ralala ' Kuljunl I.' n"udlHj u

Xorll l l ' n .. DdiHju

KIIII p<:nuuI

G~n; . ur i i ngl u jew

ohrR

l'"II~cllll;22e,,"wclti

j~1I11 qi cl'hed

lIIulll

;m~ului iii

Lm c

Lm c

.(.95

).20

BCDCli Uju , b.t ~hrd

Bclltfi eej u abo t \(orrimcut

7. 46

5.62

1,01

Bnefietju ah. t Disimpiel!

1.96

Beurite;" Spctj.li ghal

5,06

Disill1p ie i

US

T:lqsima II

Ammoilli /0' GlIo/ja glial Korrimelll

Am lll on! Ill ' Gl'lolja

Grllrl Ill' Di~lIb l i lil

••

Lm'

Th e Seco nd Schedule to the principal Ac t s hall be

am ended as f ollows:-

(a) for the words "[Sections 12,20,23,27, ]0, 66 and

68]" and the words "a Carer's Pension" appearing before the

heading "PART 1", the re shall be substi tuted respectively the

words "[Section s 12, 20,23,27,30,66,68, 7J and 76)" and

t he wo rd s "a Ca re r's Pension, Child ren's Allowanc e, a

Supplementary All o wan ce, a nd a D is ll bled Chil d

All owance";

( b)

paragraph I of Part II the reof shllll be amended as

follow s

(i) in su b-p aragraphs (II) and (b) and in the

further proviso t hereo f, i mm edia tely afte r t he wo rd s

"sel f-empl oyed" there shall be added the words ·or self-

occu pi ed" wh erever Ihey appear; and

(ii ) in the further proviso to sub -paragraph (b) of

parag ra ph I, f o r the wo rds "4 0"10" Ihere shall be

substituted the words "35"10";

(c) parag raph 4 of Part I I thereof shall be amended as

foll ows

( i ) in item (a) of sub -paragraph (b) the reof,

i m medi at e ly afl cr th e words " National Min i mum

Pen sion " th ere shall be added t he words "inc lu sive of

the addition al allowance payable."

( ii ) i n sub-parag raph (c) thereof, for the words

"any fam ily bonu s payable under and in accordance with

sec tion 88 of thi s Ac t, any Parental Allowan(;e,· Ihere

s ha l l be s ubstitu ted t he words "any supplementary

allo wance,"; lind

( iii) in sub-paragraph (d) thereof, for Ihe words

"75 .7%" there shall be substituled the words "76. 8"10";

(d) in paragra ph 5 of Part II thereof immediAtely aOer

the words "hi s lawful wedded wife" there shall be added the

wo rds ", and in the case where II fema le is, in the o pinion of

the Director, the head o f household, II male who in th e

opinion of the Director is livi ng with such head ofhousehold

as if he were her lawfu l wedded husband.".

(e) paragraph 4 of Part [JIthereof shall be amended as

follows

(i) in sub-paragraph (b) thereof im mediately afte r

the words "National Min imum Pension: there shall be

added the words "inclusive of the addi ti onal all owance

payable,"

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c) thereof for the words

"a ny family bonus payable under and in accordance with

section 88 of this Act, IIny Parental Allowance " there

sha ll be su bstitu ted the words "any s upple men tary

allowa nce"; and

(ii i) in sub-paragraph (d) thereof for the words

"75.7%" the re shall be substituted the words "76.8%";

(f) (i) in the new sub -paragraph (h) of paragra ph 4 of

Part 111 of the Second Schedule to the principal Act as added

by sect io n)) o f Ac t XX V of 199 4, fo r th e wo rds "any

stipend received", there shal1 be substi tuted the words "any

stipend received by any member of the household, other than

the hea d of household or the spouse of s uc h head of

househol d"; and

t he new sub-paragrap hs (h) a nd (i ) of

(i i )

paragraph 4 of Pan J II of the Secon d Schedu le to the

principal Act as added by section J3 of Act XXVII of 1995

shall be re-num bered (i) and (j) respec tively;

(g) para!! raph 5 of Part I II thereof shall be amended by

th e ad di tion, i mmedia tel y after the w ords "hi s la wfu l

wedded wife" of the words", and in the case where a female

is, in the opinion of the Direc tor, Ihe head of household, a

male who in the opinion of the Director is living with such

hea d of house hold as if he were her lawful wed ded

husband,";

(h) in sub-paragrllph (c) of paragra ph 2 of Part IV, for

the wor ds "any family bonus payab le unde r an d i n

accordance with section 88 o f this Act, any Med ical

Assistance, Parental Allowance: there shall be subst ituted

the words "any med ica l assistllnce, Any s up pleme nta ry

allowance,";

(i) in the firs t proviso to paragraph 4 of Par tlY, for the

words "coul d be received by each of the couple" the re shall

be substilUted the words "could be received by each of the

cou ple, so however tha t in the case where suc h marri ed

couple is J" j(1 ~' /(} sepnraleti, nceount shall be taken of (a) the

property belongin g to the community of acquests, and (b)

only the income that is beill!! received or thft! clluld be

received by the claimant";

U) in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph:> of Part V, for

the wo rds -any family bonus payable under and in

a cc ordance wit h se ctio n 88 of this Ac t, any Medical

Ass istance, Parental All owance," there shlll! be substituted

the words "any medical assi stance,";

(k) in the fi rst proviso to paragraph 4 of Part V, for the

words "could be received by each of the couple" there shall

be substituted the words "could be received be each of the

coup le, so ho wever tha t i n th e case whe re suc h marrie d

couple is de f acIO separa ted, account shall be taken of (a) th e

community of acquests, and (b) only the income thM is being

received or that could be received by the claimant" ; and

(I ) immediately after Part VI, thereof there shall be

added the follo wing new parts:-

"PART VII

Chifdrl!ll 's A l/o'l'(IIICt' (/mi DiM/b/!!" Chifd A I/OWatIL'!!

I. (a) In calculating the means for the purposes of section

76 of Ihis Act, accou nt shall be taken of the income deri ved from

any propert y, which is invested or put to profitable use, excluding

furni ture, j ewellery and other personal effects, and any income or

privil ege wh ich is received or enjoyed by the head of household

and hi s wife.

(b) In calculating the means for Ihe purposes of sec tion n

of thi s Act, account shall be taken of the income derived from any

property, whic h is invested or put to prolillible use, exclu ding

furniture, jewell ery and other personal elTects, and any incom e or

privilege whi ch is received or enjoyed by the head of household or

his wife, whichever is the greater income .

2, In calculating the income or privilege which is or could

be received or enjoyed by the head of household and his wife. no

account shall be taken of: -

(a) an allowance paid unde r sections 69, 76 and 7? of

thi s Act,

(b) any medical assistance paid under sections 20. 21

and 22 of this Act,

(c) any inj ury grant or allY injury pe nsion paid unde r

section 29 of thi s Act,

(d) an allowance paid to a widow or widower in terms

of the provisions of section 31 of this Act,

(e) any pension or pl'nsions (wh ether paid under this

Act or not) up to a ma.>:imum ft!lYfcyate amou nt equivalent to

the highest fate of a nati onal minimum pen sion , inclusive of

the additi o nal allowance payftble nccord ing to claimant'S

ma rital statu s as is specilied in the Twcltlh Schedule of this

Act,

contributions paid under this Act as from the lSI

(f)

January, 1996,

(g) in the case ofa fi rst child any income or privilege

whic h is received or enjoyed prior to the da le of marriage or

t he dale of co-habitation , so however th at, i n the case of

single parents the period of assessme nt shall commence as

from the first day of the month preceding th e date of birth of

the child by nine months.

3. A head o f household who is in recci ]lI of social

assistan ce o r of an age pension under this Act, shall be deem ed not

to have any mean s for the purposes of cal cu lati ng any income in

te rms of Ihi s Part ,

4 . (a) For th e purposes of this I'art Ihe mean s taken for

inco me assessment put'poses shall be those accrui ng during the

calenda r year preceding the first Saturday in J uly o f the year in

which Ihe claim is made. and

(b) NOIwilhstanding an y change in circumstances, such

means shall be deemed to sattsly the conditions of the applicable

scale rates in accl)rdancc wi th the Fourteent h Schcdu le to this Act,

up to the last Friday preceding the first Saturday in Ju ly of the year

following the calend nr year in respect of which such mcans were

taken for assesslllcnt purposes

Provided that , in the even! of the demise o f the head of

househ old or his spouse, the survivin~ spouse, or the person

decmed to be so in term s of subsection (2) of section 82 of this

Act, shall be entit led to elect if it is more beneficial to him or her

that for Ihe purposes o f this Pa n , his or her enti tlem ent to an

allow ance is re -assessed with effe c t from the first Saturday

following the demise of such spouse, and that such re-a ssessmcnt

shall take into consideration only the cllrrcnt means and income.

So however thai, such request for a re-assessmen t may only be

made within six mon ths frOIl1 the d;ltc of the dcm ise of thc spouse

Provided furt her thm il11hc ensc ofa person who is in receipt

of a ptnsion (whether paid undo.:r this Act or not ) nnd who is not

gai nfully oeeupitd, the yearly mtans taken for the purposes of thi s

Part shall be the curren! yearl y mo.:<lns accruing to him and to his

wife, if any

Provided further th at in the case of a married couple, where

any of the spouses is no longer gainfully occupied, the head of

household shall be entitled to elect, ifi[ is more beneficial [ 0 him

or her, that for the purposes of [his Pan , his or her entitlement 10

an aJlowan'ce is re-assessed with effect fro m the first Saturday

following the cessation from a gainful occupation of the other

spouse, and that such re-assessment shall take into consideration

only the current means and income of such household. So however

that such request for a re-assessment may only be made wi thin six

mon th s fr om the d ate of the cessation fr om suc h ga infu l

occupation by the spouse .

PART VIII

SlIpplflllt'lIlary A /lowallct

In calculating the means for the purposes of section 73 of

I.

this Act, account shall be laken of the income derived from any

property which is invested or PUll0 profitabl e use, excluding

furniture, jewellery and other personal effects, and any income or

privilege which is rece ived or enjoyed by the head o f ho usehold

and hi s wi fe, if any.

In calculating the income or privil ege which is or could

2,

be received or enjoyed by the head of hOllsehold and his wi fe, no

account shall be taken of:-

(a) any medical assistance paid under secti ons 20, 21

and 22 of this Act;

(b) any inj ury grant or any injury pen sion pai d unde r

section 29 of this Act;

(c)

contributions pai d und er this Act;

(d) 76.8% of the total net income or of any privilege,

benefit or allowance or of any excess pension which is being

or could be received or enjoyed by a membe r o f the

househol d, OIher than the head of household or his wife, and

for this purpose, the total net income, privilege, benefi t,

allowance or excess pension shall be reduced by any income

tax payments made by the person concerned in accordance

with the Income Tax An, and the terms ~excess pension"

means any pension over the nalional minimum pe nsion,

inclusive of the additional allowance, accordi ng (0 claimant'S

marital status as is specified in the Twelfth Schedule to this

Act.

3 . A he ad of ho u sehold who is in r~ccipt of socia l

assistance or of an age pension under this Act, shall be deemed not

to have any means for the purposes of calcul ati ng any Jilcome in

terms of this Part.

4 . For purposes of this Pa rt, in the case of a head of

household who is in receipt of a pension (whether paid under this

Act or not ), any income , or any privilege, benefit or allowance

derived by any member, nOt being the head of household or his

wife, shall not be laken into account.

.

s . (a) For the purposes of this Part the means taken for

income assessment purposes shall be those llccruing during the

calendar year preceding the first Saturday in July of the year in

which th e claim is made; and

(b) Notwithstanding any change in circumstances, such

means shall be deemed to conti nue to satisfy the conditions of the

applicable scale ra tes in accordance with the Fourteenth Schedule

to thi s Act, up to the last Friday preceding the tirst Saturday in

Ju ly of the year follow ing the ca lendar year in respect of which

such means were taken for assessmen t purposes

Provided that, in the event of the demi se of the head of

household, the surviving spouse, or the person deemed to be so in

terms of subsection (2) of section 82 of this Act, shall be entitled

to elect, if it is more benefici al to him or to her, that for the

purposes of this Pan, entitlement to an allowan ce is re-assessed

with effect from the first Saturday following the spouse's demise,

and that such re-assessment shall take into considera tion only the

current means and income. so however that such req uest fo r a re-

assessment may only be made within six months from the date of

the demise of the spouse

Provided further that in the case of a person who is in receipt

ofa pension (whether paid under this Act or not), and who is not

gainfully occupied, the yearly mean s taken for the purposes of thi s

Part sh all be the cu rrent yellTly means accruing to him and to his

wife, irany. ~ .

For the Th ird Schedule to the principal Act there shall

be substituted the following :-

~ TlIIRD SC II EI)ULE

Sections 18, 28, 29, 30

Ralf!S of Sickn!!u, Um'mp/oYIII!!III, ~i)!!ciaf UI/!!lIIpfoynwlIl alld

Injllry B!!II!!jils; II/jllry Grmll alld ll1jllry Pensioll

Part I

Da ll~' It"tc "r Ih' " efl,

Type of Ben efit

A Sin~1.: I'~r':l\ t ,or a

/lny "th~r [>\'rSUIl

m~nied mUll \\,h ... i.

maint.;n;n~ hi. wir~

LIll e

Lm c

4,95

Sid.:ne" Bendi t

Injury Benefit

7,4 6

j(,2

U nemploy m~'IIt Benefit

L%

lOI

Spc:c iAl Unemploymen t

S,IJ(,

Benefit

32X

ParI II

Amul/n/s of /llj/lry Gram

Der.rf<' or Db .. [)lcIl1 CIl '

A,"",u'l lit' C r,,"'

%

Lm c

I

6J.1K)

122(1\1

l

IS 3 (KI

,

2 ~4.()U

30StK)

36('.00

~ 27JJO

~XH 0\1

S-''J(M)

,;((1(1(1

"

671_0\1

732 00

Il

7<)5U{)

S5~ U\J

"

<)15 uu

"

<)761X I

WJ7()[)

( (1 '):'\ [KI

liS') II('

Part III

Highel'l Rale ()f IlIjlll')' i't!ll.I'i()/I

Weekly Rate

Lm c

17.58

Pan I V

Orpha/l ~ AI/()III(llIce

Wee kl y R:lte

Lm c

10.90

Pan V

Orphal/ ~' SlIppj,.'1II1: 11/(//), A lIolll(l/I ce

Wttk ly Ra u,

Lm c

2) ,) 1

For the Sixth Sch edule to the principal Act there shall

be substituted the fo ll owing:-

MS IXT II SC HED ULE

Sections 27,30,66,68

Part I

Scale of Social AIi~'islallcl! pilI' 1I'I.'<.'k, illdlll'h'I: oj allY /IIN/.lure }'

under tl/e provisio/ls oj l 'l!cliVII YOA of Ihi,\' An

A h ouse holu orONE

tligib l ~ Ill emuer o nl y

Lm ,

23 .79

Wh e re the nu mber of eligible mem be rs in the household

exceeds the number indicated in th e above col Ullin, the respective

weekly rafes indicated therein shall be increased by Lm3 .50 per

week in res pect of every olher eligible member in that household .

Pan II

Highest Rail! of Age Pel/sioll per 1I't'l.'k iJldllsil'f.' of (Illy illc:l'e(lW.\'

III/del' Ihe provisiolls of sedioll !lOA of Ihis A ('/

.

II I::hcu R ~ I ~ (lr

Caltgor)' of Pon,lon er

Age p,·,., ju" p ~ r

" "ell

l.m c

A muned man 11'110"': wife :.

I.

<iJ also q\)Dl;fic~ for ~ pension in h ~ r

33.91

own n8hl \)nder iIt:<llions 27 or 66 of Ih i. Ad

(i i) docs nOI qu;lil)" for; Ix:n~ion in

hCT o wn ri @:hI under "'"Cl ions 27 o r G6 or Ihis

16 . 96

A"

2. A married woman who;;c h\)~bDnd d,,~~

no t qualify for I pension in his own ril.lhl IInd~r

1(. <J6

seclions 27 o r 66 of this Act

~illl!k p'-'1"!tOn.<

25H

l

Widowed

"'

Part III

Highesl Rale of Disabilily Pell:;ioll alld Bl illdllen Pensioll p er

week, incillsive of ally illl:re"Sl!s IIlIder Ihe provis'iolls of seclioll

90A of Ihis Act

'

C~ I ~ !l.(l r ~' uf P~n ~ i(l n ~ r

m ,h,,1 R:lt ~ or

Disa bil ity Pen l loo

or BlindnUI

P ~ n llo n per wuk

Lm,

A mlrried min whoSo! wi fe :-

I.

(i) 1l!lO quahfiu for a pcllsioll in he r

own r ighl under ~Clions 27 or 66 of lhi~ Ac t

32,45

( ii ) docs no! qunli!y for Q p~nsion in

lIer own r;gll l under seC l ions 27 or GG of III is

'"

16.23

2. A mnrri ~d \\'omall \\'ho~e husband d DO:~

nOI quali fy for K pensIon in hill own r;glll under

secti ons 27 or 66 of this ACI

16.23

1. Widowed or s;n~l~ pcNOM

2l.11

Part IV

Highest Rel/e ofearer ~'I}el/sioll per week il/dlll';"e of allY

inc:l"eaSl!l' IIl1del' Ihe l'rtJlli.li()II.I- ()j.welivlI 90A of Ihis Act

lIig hes l Ra le o r

C nrt'r's Pensio n

pe r week

Lm,

25.43

Part V

HOI/l'e Rt'lIl

The rates in Parts I, JI , 111 , and IV of this Schedule shall be

increased by SOc per week if the house hold is paying rent ror its

normal p lace of habitation

Pro vid ed that, where more than one household live within the

same premi ses, (he ren t allowa nce shall be paid only once, and

shall be paid to the head of household responsible for the payment

of such rent to thi rd parti es.

T he grou ndrent payable by the household in respect of

premi ses whith are hel d in emphyte usis for a period not ex teeding

twe nt y.fi ve years s ha ll be deemed to be the house rent fo r the

purposes o f this paragraph if 5uth premises are used exclusively

by the house hold lind so lely as reside nte.

Part VI

Rale p f r wf t' k oj Af/owQll ce ill /ie /l 0/(111 Axe ,'ell.\'irJII.

a Disabilily l'r!JlSioll Qlld {/ HlimlllesJ "em'ioll

Lm,

3.22

6 1. For the Seven th Sc hedule to the principal Ac t there

shall be su bstituted the following :-

" SE VE NT H SC II EO UL E

Section 20

N~m bu or Pe rt on l ill h u u. ~ h .. 1tI

S ,· ~ t e R " I ~

Ln'~\ll

~ -'(I.U

I i"'r""n lilli,

Where t he number o f members in the household e .~c eed s I,

the weekly rate indicated above shall be increased by L m 3 SO per

week in respett of every olher member in that househol d - ,

00

122.00

183.00

244 .00

305.00

366.00

,

427.00

488 .00

549.00

6 ]0.00

67 1.00

II

732 .00

795 .00

854.00

915.00

IS

976.00

1037.00

1098.00

IS

1159.00

Tllqsinul III

L-OglIIa Rata la ' Pellsjollj glial Korrimenl

Rata fiI -gimgha

Lm,

17.58

Taqsima IV

Allowance la' Llim

Rill lil-gimgha

Lm,

10.90

Allowance to ' Ltim SuppUnlimtari

Rata fiI ·iimgha

Lm c

23 .31

"

60. Is-Si ll Skcd a III ' I-All pri ll t ipilli ghlludha li ~i soslitwil

bl-isk!'!dll Ii gcjj. :.

"I s-srrr SKEI)A

Ar.ikoli 27, 30, 66, 68

TllllSillili I

Skala /0 ' l -gll oj/u II1Q ;Jotjafi fil-tin/glla, illkuZi ku ll miZuri 10111 id

dispoti::jollijiellO' I-orlikolil 90,1 10' dOli I-All

Fllmiljll h'mcmbru

WIEHE!) cligibbli biss

Lmc

23.79

Me lli i ll - numru III' mcm bri digibbli l1I-fam ilja i1:uo izjc

minn nUlliru mu ri fiI·ko lo nD a ta' b aw D fuq , i r-ra li fi l.gi mg h

indikn.i gbaudhom j i1.tlicd u h i Lm 3.50 fil- g img hll dwar ku

U1 c mbru cligibbli icho r r di\( i1-familja.

'I'll 'I si Ill!! II

1,·Og/)/a Rora /0' l'ellsjol1i fa ' I-E/a jil-gimgll o il/H/lto klill tied,

/01/11/ .~ko/l(1 id-(Ii.~potiz;:jol/ijil:lla' I-arliko/II 9011 10 'dOli I-Au

L-O\:bIM lhlM

,,'

K.l"I:"rlJ. I~ ' 1" ' ll sjo".,, 1

l a ' " cai j ua'

I-E I;" fIl_~ln'~1Io

Lm c

RH~d ", iU~ww~jr: Ii ", .. Iu ,_

I.

U I.;Ollli~ kwHlilik ~ l.' hHI p~u;;j()lli

(i)

lil-j~ d d 18gbbM .,~S S lahll·arlil.:cli 21 j~w 66

IH' d. u I·AII

D .91

(ii) m_ likwllifih:t Bb~l P~lIsj c lli

lil-j.:dd IftJ.! hhft ;;I~SS I~ hll·~ rt i~cli 21 j~w 66

16,96

IM'dlu I-All

2. MUI lILi2i~w,,~ Ii r·r~ J!d I ~~bb" ma

j l.:u u:t j iUwMl ilika Ith~1 Jl~nsjolli lil·j~dd li~l!' h u

~1':~~ IMbl J.artil.;cJi 27 j.:w 66 la'dau I·A 11

16,\16

B _4l

" ':hUII' romol j~w wa h ~dh()n1

)

TlI(ISilllll III

L-Ogli /a Rato to' Pel/sioui glial Disab/ila II la ' Pel/siOlli gliaf/-

Ollomia ji/-gimgli o, il/ktl/to kl/ll1:ieda lali l id-dispa1:i:ziollijiel la'

I-arlikafll 90A 10 'da n I-Au

L-O~hl. Ih,.

Ko 'rc orlj. hl _I'ro ll on o. '

' 0' I'c u joni t hl

Diu bll ' " jew

i'cnll oni c h ll-

c buml . 1iI-

i:lmlthl

Lme

R~A;~1 miu""'WeA; Ii lllMlu ,-

L

gb.l pcu.j ~ L1i

u ~ o lll i bv~Ii('j~R

(i)

fi l-jedd ugbb. " e ~. l"hl l ·Rr1i ~ o l i 27 je'" 66

la' dOli I·AII

12.45

(Ii) m. li~w~li('jh" ghal pensjoui

fi i·jedd .. gbba Iless l.h, I·Mlilioli 27 jew 66

la·d.D I-All

16.23

2. Ml rl mitte",._ Ii r·nA;el lagbb. III.

jh DlI jikh'. ' iI'ih gb_l pc .. ~jou i fil_jcdd licgbu

sl rs. l .bll· "rl i~ oli 27 jew 66 I. 'dl .. I· All

16.23

3. Persu lI; rOlllol jew wl bedb om

2UI

T1I 4Silllll I V

L-DgMa Rata UJ' Pell sial1i gnal!- WeIll' jil-gin/gna illklllta kll f/

tieda lall( id-dispaU::iollijie/la' /-arliko/II 9011 10 'do li 1-1111

L-OgbJa Rala la'

Pe nsjo ni g bllll-Wcns

fil -girngba

Lmo

25.4]

TiI(!simll V

Kero ,ad-dar

i1- ntli Ii jiusnbll lil-TK<{simil;1 I, II , Ill , II IV III' diu I- Iskclh

gbandhom jizdil;du b'SOC ril-gimgba j ekk il-familjllikun q ed

Ihalllls kerll ghall-fond lIo rm ali '" gllba fejll lkun qed toqghod

I:l.dll, meta iktar milill fa m iljll wltbda tktm qed tgbix n·istess

fond, I-allall'ance till-kera gbKudha .itb llllils darbll wllhdll bi ss u

g balldhH tilh allHs litl-kap tal-familja Ii j kuu respo usabhl i ghall -

bIas la' din il-ke rll lill erzi pcrsun i,

it-¢CIIS Ii jilhallas mion fami lja dWllr fo nd mi zmu m b'Celis

g hal perjodu ta' mhux ak.ar minll ham sH u g hoxcill se lill gbllndu

,jilq ies bhHla ke ra tad-dar gbalt-lillijiet la' dan il-pa rllg rllfu jekk

dllil ii - fund ikulL qed jill luzlI .:s klusi .... Hm c u. mill-fllmilja II biss

l,blllll res idenza taghlla.

TlI'lsi ma VI

Rala Jil-{:imgha la' A IlnwlIll(,!e minfl ak Pe/lsjol/i 10 • I-£/a, Pel/ sjom'

glial Di~'abi/i /a II Pell~jolli glloll-GllOmjo,

LIll e

3,22

"

61. Is - Sebll S k ed a l a' I-All prinCip a li gbaudhll Jigi

IlOslitwilH bl-iskedll Ii gejj a :-

An ik,)lu 2()

Hali 10 ' Skala wi-Me: :; Ii jin·eg%ll' /-GlI ajmma glial Alard

Ihl~ I~ ' Sk.t.

~u lll rw I~ ' 1' ,'rlWW ;

Iil -f • ..,ilj.

Lmem

<).30,0

I'~ r~u ",. w"h,Ja bi»

Melli u·uumru III' mc mbri 11I1.fllUliljlljkun i1:jcd miu n I, ir·

rala fil.gim g hll murijll hawn [nq li l di cd b' Lm 3.50 fil ,C: img ha

dWIr kull mc mhru icbor ['dik il ·fllmilja .".

Fo r the Eight h Sthedule to the prilltipal Act there shnll

s. .......... to tho be substi tuted the following :-

" EIG HT II SC II E O ULE

Part I

Secti on 23

Sco/e roll!l' oj ml!(/IIS gOllemillg rn'l' M('dico/ Aid whl!re Ille head

of hOlm!huld is ill illsllrabll! I!mp/o)'lIIe lli or sl!lj-occllpied

N"mber "r Pen"". ill

Sc ale Ra Ce

I",,,.d,o ld

Lm em

)'U8.0

I "",!'JOn <lilly

Where the number o f membe rs in the household exceeds I,

the weekly ra te indicated above shall be increased by Lml .50 per

week in re spect of every other member in that house hold .

Part II

Scale ralel' of IIh!Wll' gOl'e!"lIiIlK Fn'l! Ml!dical Aid whe!"e Ihe head

of hOlll'e hold is lleillter ill Im'IImble employmenl liar self-occupied

Nu,,,b • • "r I'~n."' . in

S .. atc ROll e

b" " . ch,,'<1

l.m ~ m

11,75,0

I p"r""n un ly

Where the number of members in the househald ex ceeds 1,

the weekly rate indicated above sha ll be increased by Lm "3. S0 per

week in respect of eve ry o ther membe r in that household ." ,

For the Ninth Schedule 10 the princip~1 Act there shal l

be substitu ted the following: .

"N I NTH SC H EDULE

Section 2S

Amol/llls of Sickness A:"l-islollce, Milk GrOlll, !.t'prv:.y A: •. \-i:.IOIIc:e

alld Tuberculosis Assis/wlc:(!

.

Typ~ of A llbt a nc~

W~ c "t y R"' ~

Lm c

L

Sickness Assist ance:-

(il in respect of thc first member of

the household

4. 90

(ii) in respecl of any olher mcm h.,r

of th" .. m .. houuhol d

2.70

Mill: Gnnl

2.

3. 10

Leprosy Assi~lancc : -

3. re sp<:c! o f I h c hClid of

(i )

"

household who is I Iep.:r

9.25

(ii) in Rlpce! of any olher Illcmhc r

of Ibe household who i ~ n ]"1''''- nnd no l

gainfully occupied

(al if under 16 years of age

). )0

(b) if 16 years of age or ol",r

9. 25

(; i i I in rc~PCCI of all)' olher member

of the h ou lchol.J \\' ho is nut !;~in full)

·3.10

<xcupied

4. Tuberculos is Ass istlncc :-

(i) basic amount of tubc rculo~is

usistance pay able in respect of a hou:<..:huld

one member o f which is arrcctcd by

tuberculosis

6. JO

(ii) allowance payable in rcspcct of

each additional member of t he ho us.::ho ld

affected by or parti~ulorl)' vulnerable to

tuberculosis

1.70

64, For the Tenlh Schedule to the princi pal Act there shall

b.e substi tuted the fOll owing:-

-TENTII SC lllmULE

Sections 7 and 10

RATES OF CO NTRIB UT IONS

Pan I

Class Om: COlllribliliou:.' (Employed Persom)

l'~-I'c .. r

W .. ~I; I ~· lla te

Wc~kl y R.Ce

C"" 'II."ry

or

or

Eml , I"~'etl

Per ... n

C,," t ri lou I,,,n

Co nt ribut ion

11 ~~' "bI~ by

p"y. blll by

Ih e e mp loyer

~IIl pl"~'( d

I"'null

Pe r SOu "

A.

uu tl~ r

ei l' h( ~e u

y c ~ r" " f a l'e

(otlw f than

thuse fallin l'

u n d~r

. E '

C~ tcl' "r\"

below " r I hi~

I>a rt ) wh o. e

busi c \\~d:I)'

th e

\\"n l'~

"'

I\' c~ ~ h'

e'loil'aielll (>1'

Ihdr hasie

munthly salary

lon 2.54

1.1112. 12

docs

'"

e .~ cc~d

I.m 42. 3lo

B

I'er"" n." Ol'er

ei ~ h l~e n

ye~rs "r a ge

(othe r than

Ihuse rall i n~

under

. I' .

(:ulc~"r}

"flhis l'art)

\\'h.,< c has'"

\\'ce~ l ~- \\'a~ e

or Ihe \\~c~ '"

clluink lll ,;1'

I h ei r ba SIC

munlhh sal .. ,...·

l.m 3.54

l m 4.24

due .•

11" t

exceed

lm4 2,)S

Ca(e Cory

Type or

Wr~ kl ~' Rli lc

Wc~l.:Iy Rli l t

.r

.r

Emp loye d

Co nt rll>ul iu n

CUllt ri l>ulio"

Pt'no n

Il ")',, hl~ l>~'

1,"}'"l>lc 1.0,\'

th e eml' lo}'c r

"II II,lo yed

l' t rlO ll

c.

Persons (otlter

If I 2 ,

If I 0,

••

••

",Iculated

~.Icul~ted

t It I n those

hllin~ under

tit ~ nelrest

,",

ne~rest

Clu~ory 'E'

~cnt, of their

celli, of tlteir

Ind 'F' of tlti~

buic \\'~eldy

basic week ly

P IT t ) who se

WUlI-" or the

\Va"" or th"

cquivu1cnt of

basic sohry

lVee kl y

..

lh~i r

exceeds

e(lui\'D!.:OIOf

basic

Lm42 ,lij but

tlt.;ir bailie

monthly sal~ry

,

mumhly ,,",I~ I)'

dou

exc""d

Lm11S_27

Persons (other

D.

t h. n thus.;

hllinl/- under

C lte~ury 'E'

Ind 'F' of this

Plrt) who se

b .. i" weeJdy

wage

,",

"

weeldy

equil'Dlent of

their buic

monthly !I.IIlary

I. m 9_86

1.01 11.83

cxcccd~

Lm118.27

.. r

W~~kl )' Ra te

Tn'~

Wn kl,. Ibl<

Catclory

,r

.r

Eml' lo )~d

Cllnlrlbutill n

Cont.lb ut loa

Pn.on

p~y a ble by

I'~y~ble b~·

the ~ mpl())"c r

rlll ll llly~d

I'f,.,,"

Pcr ,.IlU,

E

ulldcr

~iJhl~~n

yurt II! 'Ie

wh.

Ir~

.

•

folto""in8

III 0,

1112,

full-time

••

.r

ealcuillted

calcul.led

eourt~

<h.

.r

th..: neore"

, l udic,.

IIClr e Sl

c..:nl, of the

ce n t, of th c

i n ,"lfUction

b~~lc wedl)'

buic w"e~ l y

under

the

remun,·ut,un

rC lll unerRI.o n

Stu,J"n'·

.or lh,· wcc~ l )'

ur th e wec l.:l y

Wnrl.:cr

~q u iul ,, " t o f

"'tu,,·a!.:nl of

Schellle

"

I h"lT baoic

their bllic

"Iher ~I1I11IPr

..

. •

m()nlh l y

munlhh"

~ch"mc_.

relllonen tion

rc mune n tio n

( ill"ludlllll,h"

.h,

"~leude,J

'P

'P

n13XlmUm

mo ~ im u n1

Stith Tr~il1lll~

.r

.r

' 3 I ~

Sehem,,~, hul

rille

",,,nlribulilln

':Oonl r ibul ion

,,~du,JlIlI"- th..

ul" I.m 1 )7

ofLml .88

W" r Le r

Stu,J..:nt

Seh..:mc"

In,,,t.· ln l"-

dl~llIIcl "urI.

1111 ,J

" t u,J y

r"

1'..:riuJ"

II"h leh the ),

liN r":,,,: ,,' in,l

remuncl1lllon

A SSS

Wukl)' R:& le

Wnkl,. R.I,

Caw .. ,)'

Type of

.r

.r

E.'ployc"

Penon

C"nl r lbntkl.

C".t,lbnli • •

pa r able by

parable b~'

110, rnll'lll~·tr

employe"

penon

F.

Perlons over

.h. •

c i, hteen

)fUrl of Ille

m

rollo\\' io l1

..

(ull · l im.

.r

III 2 ,

II t 0,

coune

cD l cul~h!d

... oll:UIl I""

a tu di ... ,

"'

Ihe neD r.:.1 of

t h.: lI~o r .:tL

i o tt r uc l ion

",

~':Ill . "r th ~

huie

11'1 e

un d er

b ll~i .; w".; tt y

w"ddy

Siuden l -

r.; In u,,';u I iO Il

r':l11 u neuli on

Wo rk u

or Ih.; w.:d; [y

u r Ih ... IV ... ",:ly

Scheme, o r

equ il'Dknl of

';'Iuil' aknl or

ol hcr _imi lu

Ih .:i r hu~ie

Ibd r !lui"

.~hcmcs

..

mo n th ly

IIHll11h ly

(iocJudin~ the

r.; III II Il.: r D I iUIl

r" m UIl"U I ion

E); I.;nded

I h .;

Ih~

SkiU~ Train inl1

'"

"P

"P

mu'(ilnu m

m~ximllm

Schemel, but

"r

r a I..

ral.;

c)iel u di n ~ lhe

"I'

~unt ribul iull

~onlr i bu t iuo

S iud ent-

u( Lin ) .41

of Lm 2 . ~",

Wo r ker

Sch~mes)

ioYolYinl1

dillinet work

,,'

stu d y

r"

periods

which Ihcy

arc r"",ci" io @,

ro:lI1un.,·r,olion.

Part II

Class Two Contri bul ions

W~kly Rlile

,r

Cu nlrlbutl"tll

p .~' lIbt~ by.

s~ lr- Em Jlloy~'"

I'~roo"

wbo."

rer¥un~

~nnuD I

[) "t

,"com" ("xcluo.lillil M~k .. nit y

nen erit, Chilo.lren ·, AlIoII'alle,",

DUo.I UllY ~,Y r,·"I/{, I"' udi l

\,r

pD)' uhh: ullo.la "ectioll Ilk

lh i .•

Ac l. al\o.I allY ;IICum., h"l on p.illl!

I .. Ih" .<1""""". i f all.") o.IlIri))1' Ihe

c"lclHlar y"ur i""""Jiu("ly

I'rccco.linl! Ih., culllritnuiu)) Y"H

ill II'hich II>" cunlrihlll i un u

t>.:inil pai o.l:_

SI'

c .~c""o.I.

I.Ill 4 JU hilI ,h,e~ 11"1

c.we.'I.l I.m 21 O~ (Ihi. e31"ilor)' i.~

applicahl" ON I. Y I" "in~le

penun" wbo ~ r" ""I .• dr-

lm 5.50

"",<,: ul'i<.:o.I)

0.1"",. ",,1. ,·~c<.:,.,J J.1Il 271 (.

SA

Lm 7.10

so

ex<.:"eJ. J.m 271(, hili 0.1"".< "ul

".~"",-J I.", 3~·U,

Lm !lAO

sc

"xe""J. Lin 3246 IHII J"e" nol

.:.~.:",..J 1.111 3776

I.m 9.70

" .~c""J. 1.,1) 377(, hUI 0.1 .. " .• nul

51>

Lm 10.95

e X"" • ..! 1.1\1 4.l{)(,

".\"",,0.1.< Ln. 41U(, hill ,I",," Ilul

c~,·",,0.1 Lm 5()~6

Lrn 12.75

I.m ]5.10

Parr 1/1

Class Two Contributions

(Self-Occllpied Pen'U/u)

Type of S"lr-O""ul'I ~" "HOlm

C.1elo rl

Wc ol't~' Ibll'

"

Con I rillo li D n I

I".)'''hl~ hy"

Sd r_ O c"u l, I~<1

tlH lo n

Per. o ns whose ~nn1l31 nel

earnin~J (el\ eludiR~ Male rni ly

Denefit, Children's Alluw"ne"

and DR)' Ex gNU/" IJ~ncl'il

poyohl.: un der "celion !III oj' Ihis

Act) during the cnlelHJ ur )'cu r

immcdiudy preccdinj: Ihe

contribulion )'e~r in \\'hi~h the

comribulion i3 bein~ paid:-

SA

e.~c ccd s L m )90 bUI doc. nO!

exce~-d Lm 2716

Lm 7. 10

S.

exec"d .• l.m 27 J6 bUI d oc~ nOL

excc~'<J Lm 3246

l.m 8.40

SC

esceed. J.m 3246 bul <.1",-.' nul

exceed Lm )716

1.111 'J, 70

SO

exceed s till 3776 hUI due .• lWI

""cc~-d l.m 4306

1.111 10.\15

SE

"x".::"d. Lm 4306 bUI d"c~ nUL

I.m 12.75

exceed Lm 5046

till 15.10

SF

C.XC.:"",. LIll 5U46

L- Ohlxar Skcdl II " I·AII priD¢iplli ahaDdha 1iii

soslitwila bl·iskedl Ii gejja:.

A .539

"L·G HAXAR SKEDA

Artikoli 7 u 10

RATJ TA' KONTRIBUZZJONIJIET

Taqsima I

KOIJtribuzzjOlJijiet ta' l·£wwel Klass; (PersuTli Impjegati)

Rltl m·

Kal~orlja

Ril l m~

Xo rtl of

P~n uD I

C1 mt h ", '

<'i lm t " ",'

ImI'J~t ·t.

Kontrlbu n j oa l

Koatribu n joa l

II 11lhUu

/I III " U" m ill·

minD " nn n.

Pr hltl pal

t lr..~ 1

Im pj ct atl

Persuu i labl il-

A.

hniulu- il S~UI

(I i IDa humiex

dlwk Ii j~qgbu

la lll kMegorija

• E' f'diu it-

Taqsilna) u Ii 1-

paga ba~ i ka

laa bbonl fil

aimgba jew 1-

ekwivllen li

fil_/limgba lu_

uiuju ba~iku

Lm2.12

Lm 2.S"

taghbom fix-

x.b~r lila Ikullx

le~tedi

Lm"2 .1g

B

Persuui

U

gba lqu I- i g-il

sella (Ii ma

bmniex d~wk ii

jaqg b u lib I

katego rij' 'F'

i , -

f' d i u

TRq.ilnaj u Ii i-

paga ba~ i li:.

laa h bom f i I

/limgb. jew i-

ekwivalenli fil-

/l i mgba tali-

ulHrju batili:u

Ilghllom fix-

xall~r lUI 1kuux

l e~te di

Lm42.18

Lm l .S 4

Lm 4.24

Ihr. m.

Rltl m.

Xu •••

Ka!cl:o riJ '

l:lmt"

(;illll:ba

\M ' I 'Cfl UO&

'"'

'"'

[ml'jc1: ~h

Kon Irllouujo a I

Kiln Ifl!>u UJOII!

JJ 11Ihillu miLl-

IIlllllo lb.

011011 " Crill .. a

PrloUpa l

..

tit. hi

]n'pjc!:I ' 1

..

C.

1II0,IIu hdumi

PersulI; (Ii U1a

1/12, mabduma

J-eqreb

I-eq re b

humiu d.,..k Ii

t CDle1!m u 'I I·

teo l et mu tl]-

;11IIbll IIbl i l-

plgl batika

pag a bltih

Kat clo r iji 'E'

I.ghh olll rH.

• F'

IIg b lt om fi l·

ta'd i ll

" il-T.qsim.)

lima'" jew ' I'

l\i mg bi jew u '

II Ii

]-ekwivllellti

J_ek wi VileOli

. _ularjb

fil-1imgba las-

fil-!Imghltn-

biti !.; ..

n luju

nt.rjll

.. ghbom

tagbb olll rill -

I.ghbom f i 11-

jette d;

"ab.

lIftbM

Lm 42.38 it.d~

jettedi"

llU

Lm 118.27

D.

I'cu llui (Ii ma

humic", d.w\'; Ii

j.qgh .all1 il.

k' tello riji 'E'

II 'F' ('dill il.

T.'1 ~ill" ) II Ii I·

PI,R b.t i ....

.a ghbom fiJ

,imllba j ew J-

d;wj"alcul i

fiJ-l!imgba la ._

utarjn bfttikl!

(Rghb o 11l fix-

ubu (c Ucdi

Lm lL8J

Lm 9.86

Lilli 18_27

A 54'

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t ODt ribllzzj oai

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til' Lru 2.84

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a: ba 1i bom

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Taqsi nul II I

KOlllrib uzzjoniji c[ [1I1 ·Tie ni Klass i

(Persu/li lija fJ dnlll glla/i llom illfi /shom)

Ra ta I,, '

Xorb b ' I'H. un" Ii l a b,l enl

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r. ba1i ba .uJns ha

fil-t imch Ii

lith U .. m iliD

peri llO " II

I.bd en!

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nlrllh

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fis ·lic u ~

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l~bl I-Rrl;I.-o]u 88 II' da n I-A U)

111 11 111 1 is - ieUII k.lcudll rja

m i u ufih qabel is-lic un ' a'

kOll lrihu zzjoui Ii fib a t ilh~ll u

i l-koutribuzzjou i:·

SA

jaqbct Lm 190 i UB lUll jaqbi tx

Lm 7. 10

Lm 2716

jlll/bd LlLl 27 16 i1.1111 11111 jllq bitlC

Lm 8.40

Lm 32 46

SC

j R qb~t I..m 3246 i~.lft Ullljllqbib

Lm 9. 70

1.111 3776

SO

j"'11><:z LUI 3776 i!d~ "". j . .. biu

Lm 10,95

LIII 4} 06

j aqbet Lm 4306 iida ma jaqbitll.

SE

Llil 12.75

l.m 5046

l.1l! 15. 10

j"qbcZ Lm 5046

SF

•

65 . Fis -subparag rafu (b) la l-para grafu I tal -HdRX. i l-Skcda

la ' I-All princ ipali , min llo k il- klic m "g bHll- ahhar sen a shi ha la '

Ic.o utribu zzjo ni" g hll ndholll j idh lu I-kl icm " g hall- ahhll r se Dlej D

s hah la' ko ulri buujoni ".

66 . It-T oa x-i l Sked a ta ' I·AII prio ~ i p a l i g handhlt l ig i Sot'il .... j""; 11'-

T ... ·;' Sked.

soslilwila bl-iskeda Ii gejja:-

"IT·TNAX-IL SK£ DA

Arlikoli 26, 3 1, 33A, 44, 50, 54, 63 , 64, 67.

Rali la 'diver si pellsjollijiel

A . Rali shah la' Pensjoni gh al min l irl ira fi l-gimgha, inkluta kull

t ieda bis-sahha lad.dispolizzjonijiel la' I· artikolu 90A la' dl o I·

All , mela I-medja fi s-sena II ' konl ribu7.zjonijiet imhallsl jew

akkred ilali Ikun la ' 50 jew aklar.

PeriMoi Ii jklloo qc;bdlu ukoli

I'<·rs uu! J! jkllll U q<'1: btiio ukoU

Jlrt iev u Peul jooi l u · Scrvi u Ii

Jirtlcv u J'cusJtmi IM,·Sc rvizz II mil

tllbali u mlo o jew ; baO . Oll OI 1111-

111 "' Il~H mlllll JeW s:b o-ouo. tal-

Gve n tar. ReoJ o Uoil

.,.

Gvcrll lu _ltcrrjll Url il

R~9;c l

Rate l

Kul! persuuI

Kul! pcrsuu a

a

mittc _ e9;

lII ittcwwc

obra

ti jkuD

Ii j~"u

qiegbed

qicgbcoJ

Iml li iD i lil

i lll~" ," i Ii i

manu

manu

Lmc

Lmc

Lm c

Lm '

28.5 I

111.82

26.<l5

18.70

B. Ral i s h i h la ' Pe nsj o ni Mitju d a g h ll l min l inin ,

Pe nsj o ni gh l l in va li d ita, Pe nsjo ui Miljud a g hal Inva li d il<l,

Pc nsjo ni Min ima Nazzjon aii n Peusjoni Minima Nazzjooa ii

Mitj uda f ii- gimgh a, ink ln ta k u 11 lie da b iS- SAhha l ad -

dispotizzjonijiel la ' \-art ikoln 90A III' dnn I-AIt, meta il-medj ll fi s-

sena la' koolri buzzjonijiel imhallsl1 jew akh cdilllli Iku l1 la' 50 jew

aklar.

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Ihj:d

o hra

m l H.~w 'H't

II JkllD

(1 If ~ ~ cd

Im~ (I,(l 1 1II

m~ r h l

Lmc

Lm c

Pc nsjoDi MI:l:juda ghal mill Jirrira

43 .14

32.85

Pensjo Di gb al ln"llidili

20.80

15.15

Pc o$jooi Mi:l:jll dl gbl t In"alidil.

35.51

25.51

Pe nsjoni Miniml Nazzjool li •

28. 26

lUI

PC lI s j ooi Mio ill" Nazzj o uIll

Mi:l:j llda

43 .H

32.85

- N.D. Ir-rAti sbah ta' Pensjo ni Mini ma Nlzzjouli bum.

kblko lali bir-rlt l III' erbgb. minD bArnSil (51 l-eqreb ¢enlezmu

sbib) II I-Plg.- Minima Nazzjooali fil -bt la' CIte! miUewweg Ii

jkuQ qed imant ni Iii marIn u b ir-ra ' i ' a' tewg lerzi (51 I-eqreb

tenlez mu s b ih ' ll.l)aga M ini ma NIZZjOOl li) fiI-ka t t a' hit

persuo. obra. skond kif provdu\ n-arlikolu 50 \1' din J-AU.

C.

RIlII sbiha la ' Pensj on i la' Arml. liI-timgb., iaklnt.

kull tied. bis-Slbbltad-d ispotizzjonijiet ta ' I-artikolu 90A ta' di n

I-All, melll il-medja lis-seull I I' kOlllribuzzjonijiet imballs. jew

akkredillltj Ikun 50 jew ak tat.

Lill C

3 1.33

O. Ra li mnaqqslI ' a' Pensjoni gha! mioD j irti ra, Pensjoni

Mitjudll g ba l minn jirli ra, Pe nsjoni ghll l I nvalidi . !, Pensjoni

Minio\A NIIZZjOIlAli u Pensjoni Millinlll Nuzjonlii Mi2judl fiI·

gi mgbll , iuklula kull tiedM 1Mb I id-dispolizzjonijiella ' I-arlikolu

90A II, ' dan I. AII, rej n iI-medjll fis-s c nll III' kontribuzzjouijiel

imballsa jew IIkkredilali Ikull bejll 20 u 49.

Rill I~ ' "uijol lII tillull u fiI-tl lll&h

Mtlljl rts-SUI II '

(hlbl_' _ 51 l-C'ilrcb ~n ldllll)

kOltrlblujOI iji~ I

1m hlln j .. " .

• kkr .... i'.U

40 _ 49

11 FAI' - INC} ,,0_89J + INC

111'1\1' - INC j ),: 0.69] + INC

10 - 39

IIfi\P - INC} ,. 0.49] + INC

20 - 29

Ghllll-fi nijel tllt- tabelill millllufi h hllwn fuq, 'FAP' lfisscr ir·

rll tl sbiba !IINlltll ta ' p"'lIsjo ni lil-g imghll ii thn tllpplika skond it·

.abe lli A jew ll, skond ii- kilt., tll'din l-Iskcdll, u 'INC' tfi ne r kull

tied I moghtija skoud l-lIrtiko lu 90A III ' dlln I-All b'sehh mill· 1 II '

Jlnnu, 1994, u s uin lijigu wan ..

A

A ,.,

54'

E. Rlli

II' Allowance addizzjoullii ghall-Pensjoni

ghall-I'cnsjoni Minima

Rali ta'

NlZzjonali

Nazzjonali fiI-gimgba

MedJI n.

... UI

Kil

l! pUlli

R_ td

Kill!

n,

Medii

fb-n

.. c,'

CI '

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pCrlllnl

...... ti Ii

Imhlln Je c ..

olin

ko, crlbu~Jo.llle

le c c Imhllllj

..W~"''''~i

dn

kOlcrlb.ujollj

...

mI1b

II

I IkkredlCIl1

kkredlC.c l

jklll "eli

'l t d

lltll

III

Im nc.11II

lnanlal

",.rlu

marlll

Lm~

LUI C e

Lmt

.sO

50 ( (1111.

.... 1 sH

, bib

... )

2.0S

2.05 .

3.07

l.O7

40 _ 49

) .S6

3.56

1.8)

)0 - 39

4.4 9

1.42

5.39

20 -29

1.0 I J

.s.39

F. Rala sbiba I.'

la' Peusjooi

Pensjoni la'

la ' Armla

Armll1 fiI-

fiI-g gimgha,

inkluta

imghll, iok

lu:ta

kull1ieda

kull :tied. his-sabba

lad-dispotizzjonijiel ll'

la' I-artikolu 90A la' dao

dlln

bis-sahba lad-dispotizzjooijicl

I-AU, mela

il-medja tis-seoa

tis-senll la ' ko olri

nlri buz.zjooiji

buzzj on ij iel

el imbaUsa

imballsl j jew

ew

I-All,

mell il-medjl

akkredilali

akkreditati Ikun hejn

bejo 20 u 49.

n.-IC ..

tilhll u m-t.inlt"

Medi

MedJI i fi l-IUI I,'

R.I. II

b ' l'cluJll

tllilhtlu

nt-tilll'"

Rill

\'u ' Joni

nl1i

II'

kOIC rlb,uloliJ

lei

(kllku l ... 1I1-cllr.'b

nl-c'Inb ~uldnlll)

~n 'd mll)

kOllrl

buzjollJld

(kllkull'l

, l. ....

h , U ...

.. Jt

...

JtW

, Ikkndll.U

ltkrcdJl.U

40 _ 49

[{FWP· (INC + 7.63») :-. x : 0.89J

O.1I9J + INC + 7.63

I/FWP·

)0 - 39

)9

H FWP - (INC + 7.6m

7.63)) :-.: x 0.69

0.69J J + INC + 7.63

I/

I/FWP _ (INC

( IN C + 1.6)}

7.63») )( x 0.49] + INC + 7.63

IIFWP·

20 - 29

Gball-tinijel

Gball-tioijel 111-llbeUa

minnutih haw

bllwo n rUq, 'FWl"

'FWP' lfisser ir-

III-tabella miooutih

rala

ra la shiba

sbiba lar-rall

lar-rata II

la' ' pensjoni

pcosjooi la ' armll

armla skond

skood il-I.

bella la' din

di n 1-

il -Iabella

Iskedl, u 'INC' lfi sser kull1ieda

moghlijll a skond I-ulikolu

\-H rlikolu 90A la'

Iskeda,

kull :tieda moghlij

dan I-Au

I-A ll b b'sehb

'sebb mi

ll - III

I la ' ]a

1994 , u s snin

nin Ii jigu wara;

dID

mill

Ja nnar, J994

fi\waqlli

filwaqt Ii I-ammoo

I-ammon! l ' la'

a' Lm 7.63 jirrap

rC2:enla ir- n ll

la fi\

m -gimgha

-gimgbl .la'

jirrapre1enlll

.!II'

pensjoni !U

supplimcDlllri

pplimeolari II ' .rmlali

armla Ii SIs-sen

sas-sen. I 1990 kiene! ti til tballas

ballis

peosjoni

o l Ii k kienu

lir-rom

qeghdin ji r¢i

r¢ i ev u pe n sjo ni

ui l III a' ' armla

ar mt.

lir-romol

ienu qegbdiu

irrispettivlment

ivlmcnl mill-medjl

lis-senll la'

kllnlribu

u j oniji el

cl mba

llsa

irrispell

mi ll-medjl fis-scnll

ta' kllD

tribu 7.7.jooiji

mballsa

akkreditati, lieml

licma ammon!

-gimgh a kieo,

kien , b'scbb

b'sehh mi s-scnll

jew akJeredillli,

Immonl fiI -gimgb

1991,

1991 , inkorporll

mar-uti liji

lijilballsn

bllala l peosjoni

pensjoni II'armll.

iokorporal mar-nti

lbills u bhl

minnufib qa bcl rna lirlira jew issi r invllidll skond dan 1-

All, kif iku n il ·b1:, kif jista' j iMicd bi1:-zidicl fiI-paga

a p pJikabbli Ii jkullu me btiega bil -ligi Ii jing bataw ii i

kulbadd sakcmm ku ll zied a bl'lal dik Ikull illqas mi z-

t ieda ne lta Ii tinkise b mi ll n sellH g bal sell a bcjn dhu l lI ell

u ie bor dwu Ieull senl susscgwcllli la' leull wa bd a mill-

Ibbar g b lXar s nin kllendarji Dls em mijll jew pllrt i

m innhom Ii fib o Dl kienet I::bdc m gbaliba nni fishl. lIeH

izd a Ii , ghall - finiji eJ ta' dan il-paragrafu, fil-kaz ta '

pet suna Ii qa bell- 1 ta' Janllar 1996, Ic ie nell abde m hi

qlieg b btJala persuna Ii li mpjega IiIba llnifi sllft, id-dbul

ne tt fi s-senl g ba l kull scnl kale ndarjR (label id-dR IB

bawn fuq imsemmija j itqies bblla I~q li egb nelt la' dik il-

persuna. "; u

(b) il-p aragnfu (3) lieg bu ghand u jigi c llume ral mill·

gd id bba la pangrR fu (4), u miunulih wllra I-kli e m "j ew id-

dhul n e H ~ fl- isless paragrafu (4) ghandhomji2dicd u I-k licm

~jew il -qliegb nell

ft.

Mi n nufih wlln I-Tlcl1l1x il-Skcdll III' I -All prin¢iplll i,

In sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph I o f th e Eleventh

Schedule to the principal Act, for the words "las t complete

contribution yea r" there shall be substituted the words ' lo st two

consecutive complete contribution years",

66 . For the Twelfth Schedule to the principal Act there SobsoiIlIII;'" 01

shal! be substituted the following :.

"TWELFTH SCIIEDULE

Sections 26. 31. nA. 44. 50. 54, 63, 64, 67

UlIlf!l" uf Sf! ,-etal killcl.~ (If pellsiOIl

A. Full Rates of Retirement Pension per week, inclusive of

an y in crease unde r the prov isions of section 90A of this Act,

where the yearly average of contributions paid or credi ted is 50 or

more

Pt r ... n. wll .. lire 1110 .. in "'cdl" "r

P,·r ... ". ",h .. a rc ah .. in receipt

.. Service P" , .. i .. " .10". i~ 1'''.'',,101.

.. (II S.· • • ;.-" Pe,ni" n . h~ l ls NOT

b)· ... r ... 11 b~halr "r l l"·

I,,, .• ,,bl~ by .. r .. " bc" wlf .. rlhe

C ... ·ull"'cll . .. r .he Unite<l

Co ... rn",.IIt ur th e Unite"

Kill ~<lo m

Kin , "o",

An~ other

M"IT;,,<I Man

Married Man

Am' <IIh"r

who i~

II II" i~

pcr.wlI

p"rson

m~int~illinp hi~

IIlllintoini'nj! his

\I ife

wif"

Lm,

Lm,

I.m ~

10m"

2(, U5

18.70

28.5 1

11.M2

Full Rates of Increnscd Rl,tirement Pension, Invalidity

B.

Pen sion, Increased Invnlidi ty Pen sioll, Na tional Minimum Pension

and Increased National Minimum Pe nsion per week, inclusive of

any increases under the provisions of section 90A of thi s Act,

where the yearly ave rage of contributions paid or credited is 50 or

more

TYt1 C .. r Pe ... i"n

"" anl.·,t ~"'"

An y .. th e r

\I' ll .. I.

I'eno "

1II;,illl;,inin~

1I" .. ir"

I.m e

Lon e

~3 H

J US

Increased Retirement I'clI.,i"lI

[1I\'alidill' l'cII.i"n

1 S. l S

2U. !«J

Incn:ased ln "~h,Jlty I'cn.,i"n

2 S.:S I

35.Sl

Nation~1 Minimum I'~n~i .. n·

28.26

H9 i

Inereas.:d Nal ional M,nimum

32.85

~Ll~

Pension

- N.B. The Full rates of Na tional Minimum Pension are

calcul ated at four-fifths (to the nearest whole cem) of the National

Minimum Wage in the case of a married llI an who is mai ntaining

his wife and at two-t hi rd s (to the nearest whole cent of the

National Minim um Wa ge) in th e case of any other person, as

provided for in section 50 of this Act.

C. Full Rate of Widow's Pension per week and inclusive of

any increases under the prov isions of sec tion 90A of this Act,

where the yearly average of contribution paid or credited is 50 or

more

Lm,

31.33

D . Red uced Rues of Reti re ment Pension, Increa sed

Retire men t Pension, Invalidity Pens io n, National Minimum

Pen sion and Increased Nation al Min imu m Pension per week,

incl usive of any increases under the provisions of sec tion 90A of

this A ct, where the yea rly avenge of c on tribut ions paid or

credited is between 20 and 49

Rli le ur 1' ~ II . iu" 1':I ,'ublc I'" r wee k

Yea r ly a"e r a,,, uf

«' lIleu llil ed lu I h~ IIrIl R '. 1 w hu le « II I)

eon lr lb uti o ns paid ur

el'l: d lle d

[If AI' - INCf .~ U.1I91 + INC

40 - 49

nFAI'· INq s U.69J + INC

30 - 39

[{FAi' . I NC! s U.491 + INC

20 - 29

Fo r the purposes of the above tabl e, ' FAP' means the Full

Rate o f the ap pli cable weekly rate of pension in accordance with

table s A or B, as the case may be, of Ihis Schedule. and 'INC'

means all increases granted in terms of se ction 90A of this Act

laking effect fro m Janu ary J, 1994, and subSl."quenl yea rs .

E. Rates of Nati o na l Min imum P ens i on Addi t io n al

Allowance per week

YU rt,- a ... ' ra z:e IIf flin t rlulilionl

MOIrt l .. d 1\1.n

Any olher

pll lt! Ot c ret! jl ~ d

.. h .. i .

peno n

,,,,,ill ''';'''''1(

IIh ... Ife

Lm ,

Lnt c

SO (full ra te)

2.05

3.07

40 - 49

UI3

3.56

30 - 39

1.42

4.49

1.0 J

20 - 29

5.39

F. Red uced Rates of Widow's Pension per week, inclu sive

of any increases under the provisions of section 90A of this Act,

where the yearly average contribu tions paid or credited is between

20 an d 49

Ye ll rly ."erlilC uf

Rule uf p(,u llln I'" y" bl .. I'e t w«k (elllcuhllcd

co nlril>lIlluRI pliid

tu Ih., n<, an,.1 ... hu l« n nl )

Ot ctfdiled

40 _ 49

IIFWI' - ( INC + 7.(,])1 s 0 .89] + INC + 7.63

tlFWI' - ( INC + 7.(,3)1 ~ 0 .69] + INC + 7.63

30.39

I ! FWJ' - ( I Nt.: + 7.(,])1 :0; 0.49] + INC + 7.63

20 - 29

For the purposes o f the above table, 'F WP ' mea ns the full

rate o f Widow s' Pens ion in accordance wit h Table C o f this

Schedule , an d 'INC' me ans all increases granted in terms of

section 90A of this Act taking efrect from January I, 1994, and

subsequent years; wh il st the amou nt of Lm7 .6J represents the

weekly rate of Widows ' Supplemen tary Pension which up to th e

yea r 1990 was pa yable to widows who were in re c~i pt of a

Widow s' Pen sion irr esp e ctiv e of the yearly average of

contribu tions pa id or credited , which weekly amount was, with

eITect from the year 1991, incorporated with the rates payable by

way of a Widows' Pension

G. Rate of Parent's Pension per wee k, inclusive of any

increases under the provision of secti on 90A of thi s Act

Married mltll ,,-1\ .. 11 mltinlaillh,1t hi. wir"

ALI, ' .,Iher pen,,"

'm,

l.m ~

33.91

2!1.26

H . Rate of Wido ws ' and Survi vors' Pensi o ns Addi tional

Allowance per week .

Whnc Wltt"w ur Sur,"h'ur I.

Wh.,e Will .. ,,' ur S ur' ·;.· ... II

. 111;11(11 ' U.lll AII"""n(( .. " ~( r

entitled to an .Ilow.llfe under

1''''''11 ' "1,1\ (b ) or .. ·.: li .. " ] I

pan , noph (a' o r ..,el l .. " JI

'm,

Lm c

1.95

".00

Highest Rate per week of a Two-Thirds pension

Lm,

g bllndha tiZdied I-iskeda Ii gejja

~ L-E ROATAX - I L SK IWA

A rt ikoli 30, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77

Rat; ta ' divers; AllowRnccs. Bellejictjll /al- Ma/erllila 1/ Gliolja

tat-Zwie[:.

TAQS IMA I

Rata fll-glmglia ta 'Allowancc Ii lilliallas liI residellli la'

komlillita terapell'tlka skolld Is-subarlikolu (9) la' l-artikofu 30.

Lmc

10.00

o.

TAQSIMA 11

Rala fit-gimglla to 'Allowance Ii till/alias iii resident; to' Istitut

(a /·is/at stolid is-subarlikolu (10) 10' /-arlikolu 30.

Lm,

3.22

c.

TAQS IMA III

Somma j'doqfJa glial dorba Ii Ii/alios Mala Gllolja tal-Zwieg

stolid I-arlitolu 70.

Lm,

27

D.

TAQSIMA IV

Rala }il.gimgllo 1(1' B~II C!fittjll ral-Materllila Ii Iill/aUas skolld is-

subarlilw/II (I) la' I-o rlikoltl 71.

Line

10. 14

E.

TAQSIMA V

Allowance Supplimelltari

1..-0,'11 dbu!

Aiflllflllllce ll

L-O,'II

o. .. n •• t .....

tllbn ..

.",Il.<>ulll '

1I1I0 ... IIIICI II

C'·II-naiJld

IIhll .. fll-

'II-litol.

(..,11.11. 11It. II

IC"

STAT

kllil 0111, .. ,

Lm 2000

JICqltl bh.,

ekwt ... Jnll

,h' LIII 2000)

Rltel

Ekwjv.lcllli

",JUG_cal i

g bal I .S% lid·

dilTcr(:uu

jkllu qed imaDllii

Ii lmattu jew

beju Lm

10,00011 id-

iCllilur mllux

miue_et Ii

dliutlulIU'.I]

. .. " . ,

""I j l,,"u,

Lm 120

"00

ilultoll' , bal

IJllow,.1Ict tabl 1-

artikoJu 76

'"X

)000

Equil,. lclir

Lm 60

Penna ...

witte_i'

abl 1% lid·

diITerc:1Il1

bcjll Lin 8,000

u lel·cIbu]

.uuw~lj ' hUI'

Titolu gbal AllowQllce tab t din il.Tllqsi mll 0111 j inkisibx fcjo

id-dbul tis-sena stml' jetted; l-ogbl. ammon I; kif fuq mfissrII, kif

ibn iI-kat .

TAQS IMA VI

F.

Allowance fO f- I/O/

L-ot bll dbool tii _u na 11m .' z:hll_flllijici hl_lho h •• _ Ln. 10,000. (I1 e kk

lid. II kllil ,Ibul h.bl I_n, l~IlO Jlt' J J~. bba l. ~k,,· J ... lcnll ah l Ln, 1500)

Nlimru la' If"II IIb l

Rflla tH' pcrlicu laU Ii tilhllu

16-il scu~ fil-fflmilj ~

bllal" "I/owallcr, fu q id.differellzi

bcju id·dbul li s-scll' S11IIa! II

Lm 10,000

'"

I

'"

II.S%

)

13%

r i f c I

il - hRon es

" ~ " ] I Ii!" <! I

1.5% gbHI ~ ullli fel

li u~,;cIl\\"eUli

AklulII iuli ]6-i l S<!lIa i1;d~ lahl i]-2 1

U% Ilhl ~un life]

",-,,_ Ii j_ue"tl i k o,"" , ~' ,,,,,tjuji,l1_

l illIe jew lallUiIU f' llililu:ajoui

Edu h llivfl ri~ Ollo;uul" miU-Gvem

,~oll d ]-An du u I·Edu~""I!"(jou i II Ii

m. j~ulI ~ qi egbed j irtic\' j x; fo rma

'a ' rim ulleru;:jolli jew "I/o"'all("~

je w i~ulI rcI!islr~1 bh"IK PCrsllUK

miugbHj r xoghollnhl jl · THq~i lll" J

IM- rC!~ i lil r" I qall mH h Hd~m bi

Gliell h .

I.S% alial ~ lIlllifcl

A~IH millLl 16-il 1ie1l8 i1;uH Inhl i I· 21

" " I Ii bll n:iislral bbRI. ~T$IIU'

millllbMj r XOllko] labl ;I-Taqsillla I

lu·rellililru IIX- XOllbol l1\; Zmllm

,,~olld id-uispo.l:izzj ll uijicl I,,' I-All

d ..... i,_Scf"ilZ b ' I_hnpi c"",, <t~1I

IllH badem bi ql lell b, ., Ii majirtic\'ix

.~ i bell e li tt jll, peu sjolli jew ll hHju llUH

Ii (ilball .. I~h l dnn I-A (l.

Tito iu gbai ll flo\l"{I/lcl! IHtll din il-THqs ima mllji nki s ibx rejn

id·dhui fis-seua s lmal jl.'(;(:cdi l-oghla 1I1ll11l0 nli ki r ruq mfissrll, kif

ikun il-kli z.

G.

TAQSIMA VII

Allowance glia/ lifel b'Disobi/ila

L-e,1I1i1 dllulli, -unlltmal thll . nnIJil:1 hl-litolu-

Lm 10,000

Rala , ~ 'Allo wnllu fi l-limllb.

, bRl lirel b'di$abilil i

Lm f;

Fejll id-dllul fi .-lella I lmSI 10ft

jaqbibl Lm9.000

5.00

Feja id.dbul lis-scol slmal jaqbez Lm 9,000 i2:da mil jllqbitx

LmlJ,OOO, if-raIl fil-Q:imgh a la ' Lm 5, btl,,1 1I oJ/Qwonce. ghllndha

liii rnnlqqu b'6 .S% ud-diffe r c ozi bejn id-dbul Slmal II

Lm I 3,000.

Tilolu gtlal AllowQl/ce tab{ d in il.Taqsima rna j inkisi bx fej u

id-dhul fis-sena sIma' j cc<:edi I-ogbla ammonli kif fuq mlis9r11, kif

ikuD it-kat ....

Mgboddi mill-Kamra lad-Dcpul llli fi s-Scdull Nru. 571'11 ' 1-24

II' Lulju, 1996.

L AWRE NCE GONZI

Speaker

RICHARD J. C AUCHI

Skrjvan (a t-Kan/f O /ad-Deputati

85

67. The Thirteenth Schedule of Iht! principnl Act sha11'be

s.. ..... "IIoi. '~Ill< amended as follows

(a) im mediately after paragraph (2) thereof, there shall

be added a new paragraph (3):.

"(3) In the case ofa person who is to be treated as

a s elf-occu pied person, t he yea rly average of his net

ea rn ings on which the require d contribution hnd been

paid during the last ten calen dar years, or p1Ht thereof if

he has not been in self-occupation for the whole said

ten-year period im mediately preceding his retirement or

invalidi ty in term s of this Act, as the cnse may be, 85

may b e increased by the applicab le wag e increase

requ ired by law to be awarded generally as long as each

such in crea se is less t han the ne t increase ob taining

from year to yea r between one net carnin~ and ano ther

in respect of each subsequent year of each of the said

ten calendar years or part thereof during which he was

in self-occupation. So howeve r, tha t for the purposes of

thi s pa ra~raph, in the case of a perso n who prior to the

1st January 1996, was a gai nfully occup ied se lf-

employ ed person, hi s Hnnual net income for each

calendar year prior 10 the afo reinenlioned date shall be

deemed 10 be as ifil were his net earnings,-; and

(b) paragraph (3) the reo f shall bt: re-numb ered as

paragraph (4 ), and immediately after the words "or the net

income" in the same paragraph (4) there shal l be added the

words "or the net cllrnings" .

68 . Immed ia tely after the Th irt eenth Schedu le to the

princi pal Act, there shalt be added Ihe following Schedul e

"FO UI1TEE NT li SC tt EDULE

Secti ons 30, 70, 72. 73. 76. 77

ROles of ~'e"l!ral kinds of AIfOll'(IJ/('/!.I', MlIIallfly Benefil and a

""e/rria}.:!! Gralll.

PA llT 1

ROIl! per 1I"t't'k oj A I {o1f'l/m:(' (x/id /cJ r!!.~id('II/.' oj if th('rape /lric

comnwllily il/fUIII)· of l"tlh.~('CliOIl (9) (lj ,~(,CI;OIl 30,

Lmc

10.00

PA IlT It

Rale flU It'I!!!K oj AllolI'allce flaid /0 rr:~IJellls oj a slal f

OIl' II!!J IlIsl i IIlIioll ill IeI'm s oj Sll iJSI!C lilill (IU) oj .~!!CI iOIl 30.

Lm c

3.22

c.

PART III

Lump sum paid by way oj a Marriage 0ralll ill IUIIU' oj.Wt'lioll 70.

Lm,

69.27

D.

PART IV

Rate per week oj Ma/emily Bellefit/wit! ill /r:/"m .\' oj

subset'lio/l (I) u/.I'f!t'lioll 72.

Lm c

10. 14

E.

PARTY

SlIpplrnlrllwry A lIowall~'e

!\1YJl m um

lI,n u "

ru, kunMb l c

Incume til " t

STATUS

ca n be 'like"

,,'

.,

Moul ... .. ",

A I I .. w~ace

I ,,,~· ,, bl c

clilitluncni

"mu llnl

,,"I

I'll r pluu. (SII

ann

al low • • ,,'1

ht" ... · "'· , t .. ~'t

" n ~.

"",. .. ble

ru,k .. ""bl c

1Il1,,, mo: bd ow

L Oll lllUlll h ~1I

be d nnull til

b. *<j " h '. I . .. 1

. ,

1\1 L", 1000)

..

Eqllivll~nllo

M uri"d moo

wh o

1. 5% or

mlinillininll his

difference

wih o r ~in, l c

obt~; n ;na

Lm

pnent who is

between

,,'

10,000

not "ntitled to

J;OU

1.11' 120

.lll1wuncc

aC l ual

"

r ec~onlb h

under lICe' ;on 76

mcome

Lm GO

Equivllent to

Sin,le person

)000

'" or 'h,

differe nce

oblainin l

hetween Lm

,,'

8,000

• .,Iull

r "d:Olablc

Income

No entitJemenllO an Allowance under th is Part is acquired

where the annual reckon able income excee ds the maxi ma

indicated above, as the case may be.

F.

PART VI

Childn~II 's Allo wance

Mu lm unl an n" al ~fk""",b ll! Inc<lml! tll ~ 1 U II b,' I~kf " r" r

t nlilltm t ni P" rp olu • LIII 10,000. (S" 10"" Hf r "ny rt~ku " :ib If '!!CO lllt

be low Lm2,500 , hall b~ aeee.,I"d I" be "'luln lclIl lu l.IlI2 ,!1UOr

I'~r~~nlnfe rule l'a)',hk hy lI"y of

Numb!:r of children in h(\us~hold

unda- 16 yearl! of <lI'C

an All"" OIlCe, ull oJ in',-re"ce

obloinlllil helll .:~n 1\.,,~ulI~hlc

UIIII,,"1 ,IICOIII.: uII<ll.m IO.lXM)

,

6%

l

11.:)%

J

•

51h, and other subsequent child

I ,j% for cP~h su,,'h d,;IJ

Over 16 years bU I undc l' 21 )'eur~

1,5"1. fur.:ueh s l,,-h child

I nd s ti ll unde rgoinll full'lime

education or ITaininl' In "n

educalion.1 institulion rceu~ni<cd

by the Bovcrnmcnt in l enn~ uf lhc

Education Acl and wllu is nUl

reeeivins any fonn of r.: III Ullemlillll

or allo w lnce or i~ r.:~illcrcd

unemploy ed undcr the Purl 1 " r the

resiller and h •• n"\'Cr bccll

Slinfully <x:cupied.

Over 16 year. but unde r 21 ye ur.

1.5'1'. fur cuell .u~h dlilJ

. nd i. resi.'ered a. uncIlIp lo)'cd

under Put I of the cmp luYlllenl

r.:si.lcr kepI in Decord"nCC ",ilh lhe

p ro "i sion. of Ihe ElIIl'luyllI .... nI

Service Acl and who Io"s nc,'cr

been gain fully occupied _ "nd wi",

is not in rcceipl of any hcndil,

pension or ISsisunce p~)' ~hle un<.!cr

this Ael

No entitlement to an Allowan ce under this r :m is acquired

where the annual reckon able income exceeds th e Illaximum annual

reckonabl e income indica ted above.

G.

PART VII

Disabled ChiIJ A /Ioll' Ollce

Mul", ... ," II I111U~1 ...,d,u nwhlc Incul1l~ Ih~t ca n be Iliken ror

entitJemcnllluTpO. U. Lm 111,000

I~al" or di~abkd Child Allow,""c

[lcr week

LIlI C

Where annual rcc~om,hlc income

5.00

docs not exceed 1.111 '>,000

Whe n annual reckonable income ex ceeds Lm9,OOO but does

not exceed Lmi3 ,OOO , the weekly ra le of Lm5, by way of an

allowance, is to be deducted by 6.5% of the difference obtaining

between the reckonable income and LIll 13,000.

No entitlem ent to an allowance under this Part is acquired

where the annual reckonable income exceeds the maximum annual

reckonable income indi cated above.

Passed by the House of Representatives at Si tting No. 57 1 of

the 241h July, 1996.

L AWRENCE GoNZl

Speaker

R ICHARD 1. CAUCH I

Clerk to the House of Representatives.