Jersey R & O 63/2001
Social Security (Jersey) Law 1974
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SOCIAL SECURITY (CONTRIBUTIONS)
(AMENDMENT No. 6) (JERSEY) ORDER 2001
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THE EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE, in pursuance of Articles 10, 11, 46,
47 and 51 of the Social Security (Jersey) Law 1974, as amended, orders as follows -
1. In this Order, “principal Order” means the
Social Security (Contributions) (Jersey) Order 1975, as amended.
2. For
paragraph (1) of Article 6 of the principal Order there shall be substituted
the following paragraph -
“(1) An insured person shall be excepted from
liability to pay Class 2 or Class 1 primary contributions -
(a) from the end of the month in which he
becomes entitled to a reduced old age pension under paragraph (1A) of
Article 25 of the Law; or
(b) if he does not become entitled to such a
pension, from the end of the month in which he attains pensionable age.”.
3. For
Article 7(2) of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following
paragraph -
“(2) If any person to whom paragraph (1) of this
Article is applicable so desires, he may for any such month pay a Class 2
contribution -
(a) at any time before the month following the
one in which he becomes entitled to a reduced old age pension under paragraph
(1A) of Article 25 of the Law; or
(b) if he does not become entitled to such a
pension, at any time before he attains pensionable age.
(3) Any contribution paid in accordance with
paragraph (2) of this Article shall be at the standard level of Class 2
contribution applicable at the date of payment.”.
4.-(1) For the heading to
Article 8 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following
heading -
“PERSONS IN RECEIPT OF SURVIVOR’S BENEFIT.”.
(2) For the words “widow’s benefit” in Article
8(1) of the principal Order there shall be substituted the words “survivor’s
benefit”.
(3) For Article 8(3) of the principal Order
there shall be substituted the following paragraph -
“(3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis
to a man in receipt of survivor’s benefit.”.
5. For Article 9(3) of the principal Order there
shall be substituted the following paragraph -
“(3) To any person who -
(a) is excepted from liability to pay contributions
under paragraph (1) of this Article;
(b) has attained the age of eighteen years but
has not attained pensionable age; and
(c) is ordinarily resident in the Island,
there shall be credited for each
month during which he is so excepted (but for a maximum period or periods not
exceeding three years in the aggregate) a Class 2 contribution.”.
6. After the words “within eleven weeks of the end
of the relevant quarter in which the period in question falls” in Article 10 of
the principal Order there shall be added the words “, or within such further
period as the Committee may in any particular case allow”.
7. For
Article 13 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following
Article -
“HOME RESPONSIBILITIES CREDITS.
13.-(1) An insured person
shall be excepted from liability to pay a contribution under the Law in respect
of any period during which he has the full-time care of a child of the family
who has not attained the age of five years, if -
(a) the insured person has been ordinarily
resident in the Island for the period of six months immediately preceding each
period during which he is excepted under this Article from liability;
(b) he has made application to the Committee
for exception from such liability; and
(c) the Committee has granted the application.
(2) If the Committee grants the application,
contributions shall be credited to him in respect of each period during which
he is excepted by the Committee under this Article.
(3) An exception under this Article may only be
granted in respect of one child who is for the time being under the age of five
years, and such exceptions shall not be granted for a period or periods that in
the aggregate exceed ten years.
(4) If the Committee by notice in writing to
the insured person requires him to do so, the insured person shall from time to
time while he remains excepted under this Article furnish to the Committee such
information as it requires to confirm that he remains eligible to be so
excepted.
(5) The insured person shall forthwith notify
the Committee in writing if, by reason of any change in his circumstances, he
ceases to be eligible to be excepted under this Article.
(6) The Committee may cancel the exception of
the insured person if he fails to comply with a requirement under paragraph (4)
of this Article.
(7) The Committee shall cancel the exception of
the insured person if -
(a) he gives notice to the Committee at any
time while he is so excepted that he desires the exception to be cancelled; or
(b) he ceases to be eligible to be excepted
under this Article.
(8) If the exception of the insured person is
cancelled, the exception shall cease to be in operation from the end of the
current contribution month or from such other date as the Committee may
determine.
(9) For the purposes of this Article, an
insured person who has the care of a child has its full-time care if the
insured person does not undertake any gainful occupation for any period
exceeding -
(a) 15 hours; or
(b) such other length of time as the Committee
may determine,
in any week.”.
8. For the word “quarter” in each place where it
occurs in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of Article 15(1) of the principal Order
there shall be substituted the word “month”.
9.-(1) For the heading to
Article 21 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following
heading -
“TREATMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SURVIVOR’S BENEFIT OR OLD AGE PENSION OF
CONTRIBUTIONS PAID LATE.”.
(2) For the words “to widow’s benefit, widowed
father’s allowance or” in Article 21(1) of the principal Order there shall be
substituted the words “survivor’s benefit”.
(3) For the words “paragraph 6(2)(b) of the
Second Schedule to the Law” in Article 21(2) of the principal Order there shall
be substituted the words “paragraph 6(2) of the Second Schedule to the Law”.
10.-(1) For the words “to
widow’s benefit, widowed father’s allowance or” in Article 22(2) of the
principal Order there shall be substituted the words “survivor’s benefit”.
(2) For the words “paragraph 6(2)(b) of the
Second Schedule to the Law” in Article 22(3) of the principal Order there shall
be substituted the words “paragraph 6(2) of the Second Schedule to the Law”.
11. This
Order may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 6)
(Jersey) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the first day of April 2001.
By Order of the Employment and
Social Security Committee,
C.M.
NEWCOMBE
Greffier of the States.
27th March 2001.