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, , HE · OFFICIAL GAZETTE · 6TH ., - MARCH, 1971 B LEGAL SUPPLEMENT 51 ·::i,, , :;;·; '' .. No.

t of 1971, .THE NATIONAL INSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, 1969 . '

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:�• 1HE NATIONAL INSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY 1971.

(SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS) REGULATIONS, .


In exercise 1of the powers conferred upon me by Secti�n 51 of the National Insur­ • I , ance and Social Security me in that powers enabling Act, 1969 and by virtue and in exercise make ·the following of all other regulations:- behalf, I hereby PART I -PRELIMJNARY .

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These Regulations may be cited as the National and Social· Security shall come into operation on such day as the Minister notice (Self-employed published in the· Gazette.
Persons) Regulations, 197'1, may appoint by Insurance and�� Oitatiorulld · -1', 2. person's income from the c self-employed 5 of al).

m. specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section unless sectioM 16, e ( excluding making the deductions the income of a allowed by chargeable income as both an em-Cap.

:m. person; and includes ia�d a self-employed the cont.ext otherwise requires - T?te� " .. tton.
regulation day" means the day appointed under 1; income" has the· same meaning·as in the Income In these Regulations, "appointed "chargeable Tax Ordinance ployed "income" means ·the sources the Inoome Tax Ordinanc spouse) 1before 17, 18, t9, l9B and 20 of that Ordinance,· and includes come as both an employed and a self-emploYed "income group" Insurance Self-employed "relevant income" means the amount set out in the, last in column of the Schedule which th� insuired person has paid or has been credited with or has paid .
and has been credited number of contributions under ·regulation Security as in the National of Contribution ( Collection Persons) Regulations, 1971; ·credits Social "self�ployed perso n" includes ployed under the National Insurance and Social Securi ty INb.

1e ot.

1969- (C�sification) in respect of the income group has the same meaning a personJtreated as self-em.-· Insurance and !No 33 o,1.
and Social Security Regulations, ' with, the grea:�t (Benefit) person; ·1969· in- other than the special transitional 19 of the National Regulations, 1969; 1969.

· s -Nb.

o1 �cm f .j OF THE ACf PART II - MODIFICATION persons section 11 of the Modifi_cauoo to self-employed that from t'he appointed day all per:-gf �i«�,M� 3.
In its application Act shall 1be modified to provide sons who on or after that da1, are - 52 ✓ THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE-LEGAL SUPPLEMBNT-B .. · sixteen years of · age or over and under sixty-fivt of age; .and ,ars (b) gainfully ment, occupied otherwise emp1oy­ than in insurable shall become ,insured (other persons benefit} under the Act in respect of all /benefits .. · apd shall remain so insured than industrial for life: that - Provided ' (a)if at any time a self-employed person 1becomes an em­ ployed person, dustrial benefit mains oo employed the provisions to _in­ of the Act relating r shall apply to him so long as he re-, person; and Nb, 118 of 1969.
No.

34 of 1969.

(b)for a person who under regulation i Security 5 of the National (Classification) Regula­ and Social 1969, is treated Insurance tions, son, paragraph to regulations Insurance Regulations, (5) of that regulation and the;provisos 3, 9 (2) and 12 (1) of the National Benefit) and I Social Security �969 shall continue (Industrial to apply.

as other than an employed per­ SeotiOll5 w 4; Sections � nottoappJy.

23,#,4· apply to self-emp loyed persons.


J � 19 (2), 22, 23, 24, 26 and 27 Of(the Act shall not PART III - APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS No.

22 of 1969.

Nlo.

34 of 1969.

No.

3'5 of 1969.

5.

The 1National Insurance and Social Security (Collection of Regulations, Contributions) Security surance lations, (Industrial Benefit) Regulations, ·and Social Security persons.
1969 shall not apply to self-employed and Social In­ Care) Regu­ (Industrial Benefit Insurance 1969 and the National 1969, the National Medical 6.

The following ,shall Regulations apply to self-employed per- sons - Nb.

18 ol 1969.

No.

119 of 1969.

No.

:211· of.

1969.

No.

26 of 1969.

No.

27 of 1969.


�- 36 of (a)the National cation) ,Regulations, 1969; 1, Insurance and 1Social Security (Classifi- (b)the National Stamps) Insurance Regulations, 1969; and Social Security (Insurance (c)the National Insurance 1969; Regulations, tions) and Social Security (Contribu­ (d)the National mination Insurance and.
Social: Security of Claims and Questions) Regulations, (Deter­ 1969; (e)the Na:tional Insurance and Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations , 1969; and 1 (f)the National Insurance 1969 Regulations, and Social Security (Medical with the following Certification) - modifications 61 1\4.AR., 1971 nm OFFICIAL GAZETTE-LEGAL SUPPLEMENT-B 53 ' (�.

< (i)every •reference dn those Regulations as a reference to "income to "wage group" group''; shall be construed and .
(ii) ,evefy reference shall be construed son's contribution."

to "employed as a reference contribut person's to "self-employed ion'' per­ .Contributors) 7.

In the National Insura'nce and Social Voluntary Abroad and "wage group" shall in relati-on group" and • to "income as r.eferences include ireferences and the proviso to paragraph, employed persons.

$ecurity 1969, references (Persons No.

20 of to t%9.
20 of to t%9.

Regulations, to self-employed references persons be construed to "employment" 3, 4, and 5 but regulations shall to "self-employment", ( 1) of regulation 6 shall not apply to self­ 8.

The National Insurance and Social 1969 sha11 have effect in relation Security (B�nefit) sub-1969· to self-employed persons, Regu-1No.

33 of lations, ject to the following 1rriodifications - to "wage group" shall be construed group'' and in the ,.case of an (-a).
every reference a reference insured an employed , person to , either come group" or both as the context may and "wage group" or "in­ require; person who 'has been both a self-employed to "income as (b) every reference a reference person insured an employed vant income" to "relevant wage" shall be construed as and in the case of an to "relevant income" who has been both a self-employed "·relevant person to either wage" or "rele­ and or both as the context may require; ( c)the following to regulation paragraph 19 - shall be added to the proviso "(d) in the case of a self-employed person becominl!
person prior · shall be granted granted person on the appointed ,day, and as an employed an insured who was registered to that date and.

awarded credits lation, any a,ge credits ing regard to all considerations, ·self-.employed allowance survivor's of old age benefit, benefit.

"; the credits person are more favourable invalidity under!

this regu­ only in slllbstitution for before, as a in the benefit or that date if, hav­ ( d) in its application to self.
:.employed regulation persons, 23 shall have effect - (i)as <if after the words "insurable employment" sub-paragraph "or self-employn1ent''; in the vvords (a) there were added and (ii)as if after the words "insurable employment" in ( c) there were added the words sub-paragraph ' 54 'I)IE 0PFICIAL 0.AZETI'E--LEGAL SUPPLEMENT ...-B "or self-ernplQyment in the other"; or partly in one at _ partly ( e) in its aipplioation to self-employed persons, regulation 28, shall have effect as if after the words "insurable employment" in sub-paragraph· the words "or self-employment partly in the other"; (b), there w.ere added or partty in one and (,f) regulation 38, shall not aipply to self-employed persons; t (g) in its application to self-emp!oyecl persons, the.
Sclledule hereto shall ibe substituted Regulations.

for the Schedule to those SCHEDULE .

Group Weekly income -.

::'or:responding Relevant 1 2 income for a year income of assessment 3 4 I All self-employed Under $20 Up to $1,039.99 $15 insured persons II do.

$20-$29.99 $1,040-$1,559.99 $25 m do.

IV do.

$30-$39.99 $1,560-$2,079 $40-$49.99 $2,080-$2,599.99 ·.99 $35 $45 V .. -do .. $50 and upwards $2,600.

�d upwards $55 Made 1lhis 3ro day of March, 1971.


/ W.CARRINGTON, Minister of Labour and Social Security.

N.I.

U3/14 Feb. 71 • No.

6 of 1969.