Registration

The Social Security (Registration of Employed Persons and Employers) Regulations 1972, dated 24^th November, 1972, made by the Minister under sections 26 (1) (a) and (h) and 47 of the Social Security Act 1972 (No. 3 of 1972.)

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Short Title.

(Registration of Employed Persons and Employers)

Regulations, 1972.

2. In these Regulation- Interpretation.

ATermination of Employment@ means the day on which

employment actually comes to an end, whether such

termination is in accordance with the terms of the contract

or not, and whether or the employment is to be resumed

at a later date;

AThe Act@means the Social Security Act, 1972.

3. Any notice, application, card or other document which is Notices etc., may be given by

authorised or required to be given, presented, issued or post.

delivered under these Regulations may be sent by post.

4. (1) Every employer shall, within fourteen days after being Application for Registration

requested so to do by the Director, present to the Director under the Act.

on the appropriate form an application for registration as

an employer under the Act.

(2) Failing the receipt of such a request every employer shall

present to the Director an application for registration as

an employer not later than the appointed day.

(3) After the appointed day, every person who becomes an

employer shall within seven days of his employing his

first employee present to the Director on the appropriate

form an application for registration as an employer under

the Act.

(4) On registering an employer under the Act the Director

shall request that employer to present to him a completed

application for registration in respect of each of his employees

on an appropriate form to be supplied by the Director.

The form for registration of an employee as an employed

person shall be signed and completed so far as possible by the

person to whom that form relates.

(5) After the appointed day, if an employer employs a person who

has not been previously registered under the Act, the employer

shall forthwith present to the Director an application on the

appropriate form for registration in respect of such person.

(6) The failure of an employee to produce to his employer within

four days after the commencement of his employment with

that employer a Social Security registration card issued in

accordance with Regulation 5 (1) of these Regulations shall,

for the purposes of paragraph (5) of this regulation, be prima

facie evidence that the employee has not been previously

registered under the Act.

5. (1) If upon receipt of an application for registration of an individual Issuing of Registration and

under the Act the Director is satisfied that the person concerned contribution cards.

is required to be insured, he shall cause to be issued to the

employer concerned a Social Security registration card for that

person and the employer shall deliver that registration card, or

cause it to be delivered to the employed person, or if that person

is no longer in his employment, the employer shall return the

registration card to the Director. The registration card shall

bear unamended the full name and registration number of the

insured person. If the entries on the registration card are

amended in any way the card shall be invalid and shall be

returned to the Director forthwith.

(2) When a registration card is issued to employer the Director

shall cause a contribution card to be issued to the employer.

(3) When a person who is already in possession of a registration

card in respect of whom a contribution card has already been

issued to a previous employer becomes employed in another

establishment or by another person, the employer shall forth-

with prepare a new contribution card in respect of that

employed person. The instructions for preparing the new

card and the new card itself shall be obtained by application

to the Director.

(4) A contribution card shall be current for a period of one year

or such other period as the Director may direct.

(5) Contribution cards and instructions relating thereto shall be

issued without charge and when issued shall remain the

property of the Board.

6. (1) An employer on receiving or preparing the contribution card Custody of contribution

of an employed person shall be responsible for the custody of cards.

that contribution card so long as the person concerned

continues to be employed by that employer or until the

contribution card is returned or delivered to the Director or

retained by an Inspector in accordance with these or any other

Regulations. During that period the employer shall produce

the contribution card for inspector at any reasonable time when

required to do so by an Inspector and if so required shall deliver

the contribution card to the Inspector who, may if he thinks fit,

retain the contribution card. The Inspector shall give a receipt

for any contribution card retained by him.

(2) The Director shall, where appropriate, issue a contribution card

to replace any contribution card retained by him.

(3) If a contribution card, while in the custody of any employer is

lost or destroyed, or because of defacement or change of name

or otherwise ceases to represent identity of the employed person

to whom it relates, the employer shall forthwith apply to the

Director for the issue to him of a replacement card for this

purpose the employer shall furnish the Director with such

information and supporting evidence as the Director may require.

In the absence of such acceptable supporting evidence, the Director

may reconstruct the card on a basis not exceeding the maximum

contributions payable.

(4) Every employer having the custody of the contribution card of an

employed person in accordance with this Regulation shall permit

that person to have access to such card for the purpose of

complying with paragraph (2) of Regulation 8. In addition, and

without prejudice to this right, if an employed person wishes to

inspect his contribution card while it is in the custody of his

employer, the employer shall give him a reasonable opportunity

of so doing either within or immediately after working hours.

Provided that no employed person shall be entitled by virtue of

this paragraph to inspect his contribution card more than once

in any one month or except at such time as may be appointed

by his employer for the purpose.

7. (1) If the employment of an employed person is terminated during Disposal of contribution

the currency of the contribution card held by his employer, the cards.

employer shall deliver the card to the Director accordingly,

within seven days after the end of such employment.

Provided that where such employment is terminated by the

employed person without notice or intimation to his employer,

the said period of seven days shall be extended to fourteen

days.

(2) On the death of an employed person, the employer or any other

person having possession or thereafter obtaining possession of

the contribution card of the deceased person, shall forthwith

deliver it to the Director.

(3) Within fourteen days or such longer period as the Director may

in any special case allow after the date on which any contribution

card in the custody of an employer ceases to be current that

employer shall deliver such card to the Director.

(4) The Director may, in his discretion, exchange a current

contribution card at any time, and in a manner other than that

prescribed in these Regulations.

8. (1) Every employed person shall furnish to his employer on request Obligations of employed

such personal particulars as the employer may require for the persons.

purpose of these regulations. The employed person shall be

responsible for the correctness of the particulars so furnished

and shall, where require, sign the appropriate form in the place

provided for the purpose.

(2) Every employed person shall within four weeks before the date

on which his contribution card ceases to be current sign the

card and insert his then present address in the respective places

provided for these purposes on the card.

(3) An employed person to whom a registration card is delivered in

accordance with regulation 5 of these Regulations shall be

responsible for its safe custody, and if any such card is lost or

destroyed or because of defacement or change of name or other-

wise ceases to represent his identity, the person concerned shall

apply to the Director for issue to him of a replacement

registration card; and for this purpose the applicant

shall furnish the Director with such information as he may

require.

(4) Every employed person to whom a registration card has

been delivered shall on commencing employment with a

new employer, and on such other occasions as his employer

or an Inspector may request, produce the registration card

to the employer or Inspector, as the case may be.

9. If any person contravenes or fails to comply with any of Penalties.

these Regulations he shall be liable on summary conviction

to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each such

offence consists of continuing any such contravention or

failure after conviction thereof to a fine of one hundred

dollars together with a further one hundred dollars for each

day on which it is so continued.

10. All sums recovered under these Regulations shall be paid

into the Social Security Fund in accordance with Section 3

(1) (c) of the Act.

11. These Regulations shall come into operations on the 28^th Commencement.

Day of November, 1972.

Made this 24^th day of November, 1972.

Donald Halstead,

Minister responsible for Social Security.

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STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS.

1973, No. 12.

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Social Security (Regulation of Employed Persons and Employers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973.

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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS.

Regulation:

1. Short Title.

2. Revocation and replacement of regulation 2 of S.R. & O. 16/1972.

2. Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal regulations.

3. Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal regulations.

4. Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal regulations.

5. Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal regulations.

6. Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal regulations.

7. Amendment of the principal regulations.

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STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS

1973, No. 12.

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Social Security (Registration of Employed Persons and Employers.) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973 dated the 3^rd day of March, 1973, made by the Minister under Section 26 and 47 of the Social Security Act, 1972 (3of 1972).

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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Short Title.

(Registration of Employed Persons and Employers)

(Amendment) Regulations, 1973.

2. Regulation 2 of the Social Security (Registration of Revocation and replacement

Employed Persons and Employers) Regulations, 1972 of regulation 2 S.R. &

(hereinafter called the principal regulations) is revoked O. 16/1972.

AInterpretation. 2. In these regulations, unless the

context otherwise requires,-

Adeduction card@ means that the card

issued by the Board for the purpose

of the payment of contributions by

means of recording thereon the

amounts of contribution deducted

from the employer and the sums liable

to be paid in respect of such employee

by the employer; and Atermination of

employment@ means the day on which

the employment comes to an end,

whether such termination is in accordance

with the terms of the contract or not, and

whether or not the employment is to be

resumed at a later date.@

3. Regulation 4 is amended by the deletion in line 2 of Amendment of regulation 4

subregulation (4) of the word Aemployer@ and the of the principal regulations.

substitution therefor of the word Aemployer@.

4. (1) The margin note to regulation 5 of the principal regulations Amendment of regulation 5

is amended by the deletion of the words Acontribution cards@ of the principal regulations.

and the substitution therefor of the words Adeduction cards@.

(2) Regulation 5 of the principal regulations is amended by the

deletion in subregulation (2), (3) and (4) of the words

Acontribution card@ wheresoever these words occur and the

substitution therefor in each case of the words Adeduction

card@.

(3) Regulation 5 of the principal regulations is further amended

by the deletion in subregulation (5) of the words AContribution

cards@ and the substitution therefor of the words ADeduction

cards@

5. (1) The margin note to regulation 6 Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal regulations

of the principal regulations is

amended by the deletion of the

words Acontribution cards@ and

the substitution therefor of the

words Adeduction cards@.

(2) Regulation 6 of the principal

regulations is amended by the

deletion of the words Acontribution

card@ wheresoever these words

occur and the substitution therefor

in each case of the words

Adeduction card@

(3) Regulation 6 of the principal

regulations is further amended in

line 9 of subregulation (4) by

the deleting of the full stop

immediately following the word

Ahours@ and the substitution there-

for of a colon.

6. (1) The margin note to regulation 7 of Amendment of

the principal regulations is amended regulation 7 of the

. by the deletion of the words Acontri- principal regulations.

bution cards@ and the substitution

therefor of the words Adeduction

cards@.

(2) Regulation 7 of the principal

regulation is amended by the

deletion of the words Acontribution

card@ wheresoever these words

occur, and the substitution there-

for in each case of the words

Adeduction card@.

(3) Regulation 7 of the principal

regulations is further amended

in line 5 of subregulation (1)

by the deletion of the full stop

immediately following the word

Aemployment@ and the substitu-

tion therefor of a colon.

7. Regulation 8 of the principal Amendment of

regulations is amended in regulation 8 of the

. subregulation (2) by the deletion principal regulations

of the words Acontribution card@

and the substitution therefor of

the words Adeduction card@.

8. The principal regulations are Amendment

amended- of the principal

. regulations.

(a) by the revocation of regulation 10; and

(b) by the re-numbering of regulation 11 as regulation 10.

Made this 3^rd day of March, 1973.

Donald Halstead,

Minister of Home Affairs and Labour.

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STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS.

1978, No. 37.

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The Social Security (Registration of Employed Persons and Employers) (Amendment) Regulations 1978, dated the 1^st day of August 1978 made by the Minister under Sections 26 (i) (a) and (h) and 47 of the Social Security Act, 1972 (No. 3 of 1972).

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1. Short Title. These Regulation may be cited as the Social Security (Registration of Employed Persons and Employers) (Amendment) Regulations, 1978 and shall be read as one with the Social Security (Registration of Employed Persons and Employers) Regulations 1972 (No. 16 of 1972) hereinafter called the principal Regulations.

2. Amendment Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations is amended:-

of Regulation

4 of Principal (a) by repealing subregulation (4) and substituting the following

Regulations. subregulation:-

A(4) All persons intending to take up employment as employed persons under the Act are required to be registered at the Head Office of the Board on an appropriate form to be supplied by the Director before they can become eligible to take up employment,@;

(b) by repealing subregulation (5) and substituting the following subregulation-

A(5) All employers under the Act shall be required to ensure that an employee is in possession of a valid registration card before taking an employee into his service. If entries on the registration card have been amended in any way the card becomes invalid and must be returned to the Head Office of the Board for a new card to be issued by the Director.@;

(c) by repealing subregulation (5).

3. Amendment of Regulations 5 of the principal Regulations is amended-

Regulation 5 of

Principal Regulations. (a) by repealing subregulation (1) and substituting the following subregulation-

A(1) An employer is required to keep a record of deductions in respect of Social Security contributions from the wages of every person employed by him. A deduction card giving the employee=s full name, date of birth and registration number in respect of each employee in his service. The instructions for preparing the card and the card itself shall be obtained by application to the Director,@;

(b) by repealing subregulations (2) and (3); and

(c) by renumbering the existing subregulations as subregulations (2) and (3).

4. Amendment of Regulation 8 of the principal Regulations is amended by repealing

Regulation 8 of subregulation (3) and substituting the following subregulation-

Principal

Regulations. A(3) An employed person shall be responsible for the safe custody of the registration card issued to him by the Director of the Head Office of the Board, and if the card is lost or destroyed or because of defacement or change of name of otherwise ceases to represent his identity, the person concerned shall apply to the Director for issue to him of a replacement registration card; and for this purpose the applicant shall furnish the Director with such information as the Director may require.@.

Made the 1^st day of August, 1978.

John E. St. Luce,

Minister responsible for Social Security.