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SYC-1987-L-4492
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Social Security Act, 1987. (Act No. 11)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Seychelles
Subjects (Classification)
Social security (general standards)
Adopted on (Date of text)
1987-12-31
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to revise and consolidate the law relating to social security; to repeal the Social Security Decree 1979; and for connected purposes. This Act revises and consolidates the law relating to social security; it repeals the Social Security Decree 1979. Definitions are contained in Part I, and the persons who are liable to pay contributions or entitled to benefits are indicated in Part II. Part III sets forth the description of benefits provided (sickness, maternity, employment injury, invalidity, disablement, survivor's, funeral, dependent's, orphan's and abandoned child's benefits, as well as retirement pensions) and the conditions for receiving them. Parts IV to VIII deal respectively with the determination of claims, administration and finance, collection and recovery, offences and penalties, and miscellaneous. The Act provides for the establishment of the Social Security Fund, which is subject to inspection (ss. 26-29), and a medical board (s. 30 and attached Schedule).
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1987-12-31 (SYC-1987-R-4705)
Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1987. S.I. No. 90.
Implementing text(s)
1987 (SYC-1987-R-49708)
Social Security (Registration) Regulations (S.I. 89 of 1987).
Implementing text(s)
1987 (SYC-1987-R-49709)
Social Security (Medical Certificates) Regulations (S.I. 91 of 1987).
Implementing text(s)
1987 (SYC-1987-R-49710)
Social Security (Benefits) Regulations (S.I. 92 of 1987).
Implementing text(s)
1987 (SYC-1987-R-49711)
Social Security (Retirement Age) Regulations (S.I. 93 of 1987).
Implementing text(s)
1991 (SYC-1991-R-49712)
Social Security (Seychelles Pension Scheme) Regulations (S.I. 6 of 1991).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1988-05-12 (SYC-1988-L-6682)
Social Security (Amendment) Act 1988. No. 3.
Amending text(s)
1990-12-28 (SYC-1990-L-26514)
Social Security (Amendment) Act, 1990 (Act 16 of 1990)
Amending text(s)
1994-12-15 (SYC-1994-L-39184)
Social Security (Amendment) Act, 1994 (No. 22 of 1994)
Amending text(s)
1996-12-19 (SYC-1996-L-45647)
Social Security (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 21 of 1996).
Amending text(s)
2008-12-23 (SYC-2008-L-81304)
Social Security (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Act No. 31 of 2008).
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2010-07-02 (SYC-2010-L-84726)
Social Security Act, 2010 (Act No. 11 of 2010).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Social Security Act, 1987 (as amended up to Act 22 of 1994), and Regulations
Author
Second Edition 1996
Publisher
Ministry of Finance and Communications
Country
Seychelles
URL
http://www.virtualseychelles.sc/busi/busi_invest_ssa.htm
File
SYC4492.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Laws of Seychelles, revised edition 1991
Publisher
Government printer
Place of publication
Seychelles
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
1988-01-01
Number
Vol. XIII, No. 1, Su
Page range
p. 157-182