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THE OFFICIAL CAZETTE -8TH AUCUST, 1981 LECAL SUPPLEMENT - B GUYANA No.

19 of 1981 REGULATIONS Made Under THE NATIONAL INSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (Cap.

36:01) IN EXERCISE OF THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON ME BY SECTIONS 14, 20, 21, 39 AND 51 OF THE NATIONAL INoURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, I HEREBY MAKE THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS:- 1.
These Regulations, Security Insurance 1981. ahce and Social the National ment) Regulations (Benefit) and Social which amend the National Regulations*, may be cited as (Benefit) Security Insur-c1t&t1on.

(Amend-' 2.

The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by �dment the SCHEDULE as SCHEDULE I and every reference ir1n�1:a1 numbering' to the schedule be construed in the regulations e to schedule as a referenc one.

and in the marginal notes shall .. swattons.

3.


Regulation amended by the substitution end of the definition of "relevant after the foil owing proviso - 2 of the Principal Regulations of a colon for the semicolon wage" and the insertion Amendment at the � or�lllion there-.Pr1Ddpa1 is hereby Regut.atlons.
"Provided that for the purpose of computing old and invalidity pension after the date on a�e pension which the National (Benefit) operation, (Amendment) "relevant Insuranre Regulations and Social Security 1981 come into wage" means the amount set o�t •cap.

S6:0l Subsidiary Legislation.


316 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLE�NT - B 8TH AUG., 1981 I, in respect of the wage person has paid or has in the last column of Schedule group in which the insured been credited with, the greatest special of- (a)the last seven hundred credits transitional the case.
of old age pension; and with, or has paid and has been credited number of contributions (other than 19) out under regulations and fifty contribution� in (b)the last two hundred the case of invalidity and fifty contributions, pension, with or paid and credited paid or .credited the old age pension pension, or invalidity may be, first becomes payable.".

with before as the case in IA!mendment 4.

Regulation �r :eg��ttoD amended hy the substitution 1Prtnc1pa1 tion - 'Regulations.
therefor 4 of the Principal is hereby Regulations of the following regula- "Rate OI old age 11>enslo.n.

payable person who ceased to contribute 14th August, 4.
(a) The weekly rate of old a�e _pension an insured the week commencing thirty per cent of the relevant by one per cent of that wage for each fifty tions in excess tributions of the seven hundred 3(b); in regulation to before mentioned 1978 i:;hall be and fifty con­ contribu­ wage supplemented (b)the weekly rate of old age pension an insured person who contributed August, 1978 shall be forty per cent of the relevant wage supplemented for each fifty contributions hundred lation payable on or after 14th and fifty contributions bv one per cent of that wage in ex,,ess of seven mentioned in regu­ 3(b): to .
Provided that in no case shall the weekly rate of old age pension wage.".

relevant exceed sixty per cent of the 1M1endment 5.

Regulation of regulation amended by the substitution irfJc1t:1 "seven" aegu1.a.t1oos.

attained in paragraph the age of fifty-five s is hereby of the word "two" for the word of the words "has years and" in paragraph (c) and by the deletion 7 of the Principal Regulation (d).

!Amendment 6.

Regulation IOf regula.


amended by the substitution otlo.n 8 of <t,he "seven'' IPl"lnclpal fteguh,t!ons.

8 of the Principal of the word, "two'' is hereby Regulations for the word • 8TH AUG., 1981 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - B 317 7.

Regulation amended by the substitution in paragraph "eighteen" word "benefit" regulation (3 (b)(iii) for the word "grant" and in the marginal note.

14 of the Principal of the word '·svcteen" Regulations is hereby for the word u. of.
the and by the substitution ns of the K��if�� !r��:!i!ri�n wherever it occurs in the 8.

Regulation 15 of the Principal amended by the substitution tion - •'Amount or 15.

(1) benerilt.

in receipt Survivor's On the death of an insured of old age pension therefor Regulations of the following is hereby Amendment �f regula- or invalidity person who was pension to invalidity r el���ion o 5 Principal Regulations.
to old age pension pen­ or who would have been eniitled at the sion had he been deemed to be an invalid time of his death or who was sixty years of age or over and would have been entitled had h� made a claim for such benefit, benefit payable to the survivor.

pension type of benefit mentioned Schedule second column thereof, ponding of, but not exceeding benefit in the fourth column thereof.
shall be a weekly pension The weekly rate of the survivor's to those p�ons quali ying for the in"the first column of II shall be the corresponding there­ maximum the corresponding the survivor's payable rate in the with the corres­ if any, in the third c.olumn increases, together payable (2)On the death of an insured person who would grant had he to an invalidity have been entitled been deemed to be an invalid at the time of his death or who was sixty years of age or over and would have been entitled to an old age grant had he made a claim for such grant, the survivor's benefit payable grant that would have been payable ceased.".
shall be a lump sum equal to the to the de­ 9.

Regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations amended by the substitution .

"grant" in the regulation and in the marginal of the word "benefit'' note.

is hereby for the word or r�g=�on Amie d t �1n°�P�e Regulairi.ons.

10.Regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations is hereby (a)by the substitution the word "eighteep" (b)by the substitution the word ,.grant" Amendment Of regulation 17 Of the o!

the word "sixteen" for �;lft�ns.


1n paragraph (b); of the word "benefit" wherever for it occurs in the note; and regulation and in the marginal amended - 318 THE OFFICIAL GAZE'M'E LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - B 8TH Aue., 1981 (c)by the insertion of the words "payable 17 A'' before the words "if in accord­ ance with regulation at the death" .

.A:men<Lment 11.The Principal 'Of 111. insertion Principal IILeglll�:uou.
"Ben'ent pa)'a,ble 10 'Ul orph1111 after regulation by the are hereby amended Regulations 17 of the following regulation - to an orphan shall be from 17 A.

The benefit payable the date of the death of his surviving he reaches the age of sixteen the ages of sixteen unpaid apprentice gain or is receiving full-time education above the age of sixteen permanently remains so incapable.".

for or being.
years, and of work, so long as he and eighteen years, and not otherwise he is an employed years or, being between he is unmarried incapable parent until A2Mndment 12.Regulation -Of regulation amended as follows 18 of the ��:ffJ� u.. (a)by the substitution 18 of the Principal - Regulation is hereby of the words "survivor's in para­ grant'' note and of the for the words "the grant·• in for the words "survivor's benefit" graph (1) and in the marginal words "the benefit" (2); paragraph (b)by the substitution of the words "a lump sum or weekly payments pension that would have been payaple of the old age pension would which the deceased at the had he become an invalid equal to the g'rant to fifty-two or the invalidity have received to a minimum of a lump · date of death, subject times thirty sum equal to fifty-two relevant wage" for the words "the grant'' paragraph (1); (c)after-paragraph para­ (2) insert the following per cent of the in graph - "(3) Where tl,le lump sum oayable under para­ by the General in the award to an indi­ Manager (2) results graph (1) and distributed under paragraph vidual beneficiary hundred and sixty dollars, shall, in lieu thereof, periodical which, according by the Board, is equivalent amount: payment to actuarial of an amount in ex.cess of five the General make from the J!
'und a Manager to the beneficiary calculations of an annuity approved in that case to the same 8TH Aue., 1981 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMENT - B 319 that the annuity at the age of sixteen years shall be calculated for a child under the as if it were years and shall not Provided age of sixteen ceasing pension granted exceed the amount of an orphan's under the provisions 15, 17 and 17 A but, after the age of sixteen -years, shall be subject to the same conditions tion of the payment of such a pension.".
of regulations for the continua 13.Regulation 36 of the Principal Regulations amended by the substitution "one".

of' the word "four" for the word 36 of the Principal ReguJatlons.

is hereby �:,=��� n SCHEDULE II BENEFIT SURVIVOR'S WEEKLY RATE AND AMOUNT Kind of Benefit Basic Rate Increased for Maxnnum Benefit each Dependant Payable 1)Widow's/ Widower's benefit pension Fifty percent of the old age or in­ validity paid or.

that which would have been payable.


and two of Sixteen thirds percent old age or invali­ dity pension or that whkh would have been payable.

per­ One hundred cent of the old age or invali­ dity pension paid or that which would have been payable.

paid ii)Orphan's benefit Thirty three and one third per cent of the old age or the invalidity pension that which woU1d have been pay­ able.
paid or Made this 4th day of August, 1981. per­ One hundred cent of the old age or the invali­ dity pension paid or that which would have been payable.

H.D.

Hoyte, Vice-President, Economic Planning and Finance.