Social Security Act (Cap. 318)
Social Security Act (Cap. 318), article 6
6. (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person who is not an
employed person shall also not be deemed to be a self-employed
person or a self-occupied p erson if such person is -
(a)( deleted by Act XI. 2003.3. )
(b) receiving full-time educa tion or training in an
educational institution recognised by the Government
in terms of the Education Act , whether or not any form
of remuneration or allowance is being paid to him
during such time in direct or indirect relationship to
such education or training unless such remuneration is
being paid to him as a s elf-occupied person; or
Cap. 147 -
Repealed.
(c) a person who was born before the 1st day of January,
1927, and who, prior to the 1st day of April, 1978, was
not liable to pay a contribution under the National
Insurance Act, as in force prior to the date of the
commencement of this Act, and who, at any time after
the said 1st day of April, 1978, was not self-occupied;
or
(d) with effect from the 5th Janua ry 2008, a person in receipt
of a pension (other than an Injury Pension) payable under
this Act and who is not gainfully occupied:
Provided that a widow who, notwithstanding the
fact that she is still self-occupied, retains her right to
Widows’ Pension under this Act by virtue of sub-
article (2) of article 32 and article 41, shall,
nonetheless, be considered a s a self-occupied person
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for the purposes of this Act; or
(e) a person in excepted employment in terms of paragraph 8
of Part II of the First Schedule;
(f) in receipt of Social Assistan ce payable under this Act.
(2) For the purposes of this Act where any of the categories of
persons mentioned in paragraphs ( a), (b) and ( e) of sub-article (1)
are self-occupied, such persons shall be considered as self-
occupied persons.
Class One
contributions and
apportionment
thereof.
Amended by|:
II. 1999.3;
XXXII. 2007.42;
XXVII. 2016.6.
VII. 2018.31;
VII.2022.32.
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