Social Security Act (Cap. 318)

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. PART II
4. Art. 3 Classes of insured persons.
5. Art. 4 Extension of Class Two contributions. Cap. 147 - Repealed.
6. Art. 5 Insurable employment.
7. Art. 6 Persons who are deemed not to be self-employed.
8. Art. 7 Class One contributions and apportionment thereof.
9. Art. 8 Contributions by employed persons and employers. (Class One contributions).
10. Art. 9 Payment of Class One contributions.
11. Art. 10 Contributions by self-employed persons. (Class Two contributions).
12. Art. 11 Payment of Class Two contributions.
13. Art. 12 Exemption from payment of Class Two contributions.
14. Art. 13 Payment of the Class One contribution by persons employed outside Malta.
15. Art. 14 Payment of a Class Two contribution in lieu of a Class One contribution.
16. Art. 15 Contributions by certain categories of persons.
17. Art. 16 Crediting of contributions.
18. Art. 17 Contributions vis- à-visentitlement certainbenefitsand pensions.
19. PART III
20. Art. 18 Sickness Benefit.
21. Art. 19 Types of Medical Assistance.
22. Art. 20 Sickness Assistance.
23. Art. 21 Leprosy Assistance.
24. Art. 22 Tuberculosis Assistance.
25. Art. 23 Free Medical Aid.
26. Art. 24 Milk Grant.
27. Art. 25 Amounts payable by way of assistance.
28. Art. 26 Pensions in respect of invalidity.
29. Art. 27 Increased Severe Disability Assistance,Severe Disability Assistance, Disability Assistance and Assistance for the Visually Impaired.
30. Art. 28 Injury Benefit.
31. Art. 29 Injury Grant and Injury Pension.
32. Art. 30 Unemployment Benefit, Special Unemployment Benefit and Social Assistance.
33. PART IV
34. Art. 31 Pensions in respect of widowhood.
35. Art. 32 Non-eligibility to a pension in widowhood.
36. Art. 33 Widow’s Pension to be abated by pension from late husband’s employer.
37. Art. 33A Increased Widows’ Pension.
38. Art. 34 Survivor’s Pension.
39. Art. 35 Full rate of Survivor’s Pension.
40. Art. 36 Survivor’s Pension plus pension from late husband’s employer not to exceed two-thirds of pensionable income.
41. Art. 37 Reassessment of Survivor’s Pension.
42. Art. 38 Disqualification from certain benefits. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
43. Art. 39 Entitlement to higher pension.
44. Art. 40 Remarriage grant.
45. Art. 41 Payment of certain benefits under the National Insurance Act.
46. Art. 42 Widow in state financed residential service. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
47. Art. 42A Apportionment of pension in respect of widowhood where there is more than one widow.
48. Art. 42B Maximum rate of pension in respect of widowhood.
49. Art. 43 Widower’s Pension.
50. PART V
51. Art. 44 Entitlement to a pension in respect of retirement.
52. Art. 45 Disqualification from a pension in respect of retirement.
53. Art. 46 Option of widow claiming a pension in respect of retirement.
54. Art. 47 Entitlement to Retirement Pension and Increased Retirement Pension.
55. Art. 48 No right to particular pensions after 16th January, 1979.
56. Art. 49 Proportion of completed months of service. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
57. Art. 50 NationalMinimum Pension.
58. Art. 50A Guaranteed NationalMinimum Pension.
59. Art. 51 Decreased NationalMinimum Pension. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
60. Art. 52 Qualifying condition for a Two-Thirds Pension.
61. Art. 53 Full rate of the Two-Thirds Pension.
62. Art. 54 Minimum and maximum rates of the Two-Thirds Pension.
63. Art. 55 Reduced rates of the Two-Thirds Pension. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
64. Art. 56 Abatement of the Two-Thirds Pension due to Service Pension.
65. Art. 57 Entitlement to moreadvantageous pension. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
66. Art. 58 Increases not considered in the assessment or re- assessment of a Pensionable Income.
67. Art. 59 Annual reassessment of pensions.
68. Art. 60 Pension based on credited contributions. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
69. Art. 61 Persons in receipt of a pension in respect of invalidity. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
70. Art. 61A Persons who have partaken of an early retirement as a result of a privatization process.
71. Art. 62 Pension payable to the single rate to a married person. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
72. Art. 63 Increased National MinimumPension.
73. Art. 64 NationalMinimum PensionAdditional Allowance.
74. Art. 64A Retirement before pension age.
75. Art. 64B Five yearly review.
76. Art. 64C Mandatory Second Pension.
77. Art. 64D Voluntary Third Pension.
78. Art. 65 Pensioners in state financed residential service. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
79. PART VI
80. Art. 66 Age Pension.
81. Art. 67 Parent’s Pension. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
82. Art. 68 Carer’sAllowance and Increased Carer’sAllowance and Carer’s Grant.
83. Art. 69 Orphan’s Allowance and Orphan’s Supplementary Allowance.
84. Art. 70 Marriage Grant.
85. Art. 71 Maternity Benefit orMaternityLeave Benefit. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
86. Art. 72 Payment of Maternity Benefit orMaternityLeave Benefit.
87. Art. 73 Supplementary Allowance.
88. Art. 76 Children’s Allowance.
89. Art. 76A Allowance in respect of child in care.
90. Art. 77 Disabled Child Allowance.
91. Art. 77A Special allowance.
92. Art. 79 Entitlement to abandoned children or of unknown parents. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
93. Art. 80 Limitation of applicability of Children’s and Supplementary Allowance. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
94. Art. 81 Disqualification to Children’s Allowance.
95. Art. 82 Beneficiary of Children’s Allowance. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
96. Art. 83 Head of household to have custody of child. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
97. Art. 84 Powers to make regulations. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
98. Art. 84A Subsidies to day care centres.
99. Art. 85 Bonus, Additional Bonus and Cost of Living Bonus.
100. Art. 86 Abatement of Bonus and Additional Bonus. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
101. Art. 87 Apportionment of Bonus and Additional Bonus. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
102. Art. 88 Benefitspayable ex gratia.
103. PART VII
104. Art. 89 Certain pensions not to be reduced.
105. Art. 90 Duplicate rights.
106. Art. 90A Increases in pensions and Social Assistance rates as a result of cost-of-living increases awarded in wages generally.
107. Art. 90B Increasesincertain allowances and assistances as a result of cost-of-living increases awarded in wages generally.
108. Art. 91 Persons in prisons. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
109. Art. 92 Persons abroad.
110. Art. 93 Residents of state financed residential service.
111. Art. 94 Residents of state financed residential service that is a state- owned hostel for the care and welfare of persons with disability.
112. Art. 95 Persons benefiting from home-care/ home-helpservices provided by Government.
113. Art. 96 Separate pensions andsplitbonusand split additional bonus. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
114. Art. 97 Time and manner of making claims.
115. Art. 1990
116. Art. 98 Payments.
117. Art. 99 Non-payment of arrears of any benefits, pensions, assistance or allowance to persons with dual citizenship.
118. Art. 100 Representation of deceased persons, and persons unable to act. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
119. Art. 101 Benefit, pension, allowance or assistance to be inalienable. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
120. Art. 102 Repayment of benefit, pension, allowance or assistance improperly received.
121. Art. 103 Recovery of benefits in respect of injury caused by wilful act or negligence. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
122. Art. 104 Contributions under the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2. Cap. 58.
123. PART VIII
124. Art. 105 Determination of questions as to insurability and contributions. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
125. Art. 106 Determination of claim.
126. Art. 107 Appointment of Umpires. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
127. Title II of Book Third of that Code shall apply so far as applicable.
128. Art. 108 Appeal to the Umpire.
129. Art. 109 Appeal from the decision of the Umpire. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
130. Art. 110 Power to revise decision. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
131. Art. 111 Umpire’s decision to be conclusive for the purpose of proceedings. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
132. PART IX
133. Art. 112 Appointment of inspectors. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
134. Art. 113 Powers of inspectors. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
135. Art. 114 Social Security Account.
136. Art. 115 Expenses of administration. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
137. PART X
138. Art. 116 Failure by employer or self- employed person to pay contributions.
139. Art. 116A Exemption.
140. Art. 116B Collection of arrears of unpaid contributions.
141. Art. 117 Misuse of documents and failure to report changes.
142. Art. 118 Forgery of National Insurance Stamps. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2. Cap. 147 - Repealed.
143. Art. 119 General penalty. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
144. Art. 120 Nature of offences under this Act.
145. Art. 121 Criminal proceedings.
146. Art. 122 Limitation of action. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
147. Art. 123 Liability of manager and other principal officer or body of persons. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2. Cap. 249.
148. Art. 124 Proceedings against employer for benefit lost through employer’s default. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
149. Art. 125 Information required by the Director. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
150. Art. 126 Unpaid contributions deemed as paid in cases where employee has no blame.
151. Art. 127 Appeals at the instance of the Attorney General.
152. Art. 127A Specialmechanism for out of court settlements.
153. PART XI
154. Art. 128 Social Assistance Board. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
155. Art. 129 Functions of the Social Assistance Board.
156. Art. 130 Welfare Committee.
157. Art. 131 Functions of the Welfare Committee.
158. Art. 131A Competent authority for state- owned hostels for the care and welfare of persons with disability.
159. PART XII
160. Art. 132 Duties and functions of the Director. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
161. Art. 133 Special powers of the Director.
162. PART XIII
163. Art. 134 Reciprocal and multilateral agreements. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
164. Art. 135 Free postage. Re-numbered by: XXIV. 1993.2.
165. Art. 136 Savings. Cap. 120, Cap. 136, Cap. 147, Cap. 148 - Repealed.
166. PART VI
167. Art. 1A
168. Art. 1B Cap.452.