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THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE 13TH JANUARY, 2010 LEGAL SUPPLEMENT - A ACT No.

33 of 2009 NATIONAL INSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2009 e-4 .Z.DtD ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1.

Short title.

2.

Insertion of new section 17A in the Principal Act.

3.

Amendment of section 30 of the Principal Act.

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Athendment of section 41 of the Principal Act.

5.


Amendment of section 51 of the Principal Act.

6.

7.

Insertion of new section 55 in the Principal Act.

Insertion of new Schedule A in the Principal Act.

 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE [LEGAL SUPPLEMENT] — A 13TH JANUARY, 2010 327 A.D. 2009] 3 NATIONAL UNSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY (AMENDMENT) [No.

33 AN ACT to amend the National Insurance and Social Security Act.
A.D. 2009 Enacted by the Parliament of Guyana:- Short title.

Cap.

36:01 Insertion of new section 17A in the Principal Act.

Amendment of section 30 of the Principal Act.

Amendment of section 41 of the Principal Act.

1.

This Act, which amends the National Insurance and Social Security Act, may be cited as the National Insurance and Social Security (Amendment) Act 2009.

2.
2.

The Principal Act is amended by the insertion, immediately after section 17, of the following section as section 17A – "Records of contributions and annual compliance reports.

17A.

(1) The General Manager shall submit records of contributions to employees promptly and the records are to be known as annual contribution statements.

(2) The General Manager shall provide to employers annual compliance reports of their payments of contributions on behalf of their employees.".

3.
3.

Section 30 (5).

of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution for the word "fifteen" the word "fifty".

4.
Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended as follows – (a) in subsection (1), by the substitution for the words "three thousand dollars" the words "one percent greater than the rate charged by the Commercial Banks on overdrafts in respect of contributions not submitted"; (b) in subsection (2), by the substitution for the words "three" and "fifteen" the words "thirty" and "fifty", respectively; (c) in subsection (3), by the substitution for the word "six" the words "seventy-five"; (d) in subsection (4), by the substitution for the words beginning with ualu ,.
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tellp words "to a fine of one hundred thousand dollars".

Amendment of section 51 of the Principal Act.

5.

 Section 51 (3) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution for the word "three", where it occurs for the first and second times, the word "thirty" and for the word "three", where it occurs for the third time, the word "five".
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The Principal Act is amended by the insertion, immediately after section 54, of the following section as section 55 — "Compliance certificates when tender- ing for government contracts.

55.
55.

Every employer or self-employed person who tenders for a government contract shall in pursuance of section 5 (1) (iv) of the Procurement Act 2003, when submitting his tender, submit a certificate of compliance in Form 1 in Schedule A in No.

F of 2003. respect of employers and in Form 2 in the said Schedule in respect of Schedule A. self-employed persons, issued by the General Manager to the effect that he has complied with this Act in relation to the collection and payment of contributions.
Insertion of new Schedule A in the Principal Act.

7.
The Principal Act is amended by the insertion, immediately after the Schedule, of the following Schedule as Schedule A – "SCHEDULE A s. 55 FORM 1 NATIONAL INSURANCE SCHEME CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (EMPLOYERS) Date of Issue• This is to certify that employer registered under the National Insurance Scheme with the registration number .and has paid contributions and with effect from of is an fulfilled his obligations under section 55 of the National Insurance and Social Security Act, Cap 36:01, in respect of his employees unto NB.
: Valid for one month from the date of issue.

General Manager THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE {LEGAL SUPPLEMEN - A 13TH JANUARY, 2010 329 A.D. 2009] 5 NATIONAL UNSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY (AMENDMENT) [No.
33 FORM 2 s. 55 NATIONAL INSURANCE SCHEME CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS) Date of Issue• This is to certify that employed person registered under the National Insurance Scheme with the registration number .and has fulfilled his obligations with effect from is a self- of under section 55 of the National Insurance and Social Security Act, Cap 36:01, in respect of himself unto NB.

: Valid for one month from the date of issue.


General Manager.".

Passed by the National Assembly on 19th November, 2009.

(Bill No.

39/2009) Clerk of the National Assembly.