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The Social Security (Amendment) Act, 1993.

ANTIGUA AND BARHUDA I Assent, B.T.

Carrott, Governor-General's Deputy.

26th May, 1993.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA No.

22 of 1993 AN ACT to amend the Social Security Act, 1972 (No.

3 of 1972) [ l h h June, 1993.

I ENACTED by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda as follows-- 1.

This Act may be cited as the Social Security (Amendment) shod title.

Act, 1993.

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Act, 1993.

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The Social Security Act, 1972, is hereby amended by the Provision for old insertion immediately after section 53 thereof of the following - age assistance.

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"PART VI PAYMENT OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE 54.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part Payment of old age assistance.
any person who, on the coming into force of this Act, has attained the age of sixty five years or more and his total annual income from all sources is less than five thousand dollars shall ANTIGUA 2 The Social Security (Amendment) Act, 1993.

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AND BARBUDA on satisfying the conditions under this Part and the Regulations be eligible to be paid old age assistance at a rate equivalent to the minimum rate paid as age benefit under the Act.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (I), any person who has attained the age of sixty years and is blind or so disabled that he is unable to earn his livelihood and his total income is less than five thousand dollars per annum shdl be eligible to be paid old age assistance at a rate equivalent to the minimum rate paid as age benefit under the Act.

Eligibility for and for old age 55.
(1) For the purpose of becoming eligible to receive oldage assistance under this Part, an applicant shall - (a) be a citizen of Antigua and Bar- buda who has ordinady residedin Antigua and Barbuda for at least fdteen years; or (6) be a person who has ordinarily resided in Antigua and Barbuda for at least twenty years preceding the date of application for assis- tance; and be a person who is blind or incapacitated and satisfies the conltions in section 54(2) or be a person who satisfies the conditions in section 54(1), +e c q e may be.
(2) Every application for old age assistance shall be made to the Board in accordance with the conditions and procedure specified in the Regulations.

(3) Regulations made under tlus Act for pur- poses of the old age assistance may include - (a) establishment of an Old Age As- sistance Committee toassist in the determination of applications; No.

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(b) the review of claims; (c) any other matter necessary for the proper determination of applica- tions.

(4) In this Part - "oldageassistance" means abenefitpaid under this Part and the term "assistance" shall for the purposes of the Social Security Act, 1972 be construed as a benefit.

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(1) Any person whether he is aclaimant under this Part or not, who makes a statement or furnishes any information to the Board which he knows or has reason tobelieve is false in any material particular in any declaration, estimates, return or other document which he is authorised under this Part to make is guilty of an offence, and is liable on indictment to a fine of five thousand dollars or to irnprison- ment for two years or on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for twelve months.
(2) Any person who is convicted under this section shall, if he is a claimant for or in receipt of old age assistance, forfeit all claims to such assistance."

Passed the House of Representatives this 29h day of April, 1993.

Passed the Senate this 17th day of May, 1993.

C.L.

Maarray, Speuker.

William A. Robinson, Vice-president.

L.A. Dowe, Clerk of the House of Representatives.


L.A. Dowe, Clerk of the Senate Printed at the Government Printing Office, Antigua and Barbuda, by Rupert Charity, Acting Government Printer, -By Authority, 1993.

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