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Social Security Act, 1987. (Act No. 11)

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Seychelles
Social security (general standards)
1987-12-31
National
Law, Act

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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).

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    Monograph title
    Laws of Seychelles, revised edition 1991
    Publisher
    Government printer
    Place of publication
    Seychelles

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    Serial title
    Official Gazette
    Date
    1988-01-01
    Number
    Vol. XIII, No. 1, Su
    Page range
    p. 157-182