REGULATIONS made by the Minister responsible for Social Security in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 10 and 64 of the Social Security Act, Chapter 34 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 1980-90, and all other powers thereunto him enabling.

(Gazetted 23rd December, 2000.)

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1. These Regulations may be cited as the

SOCIAL SECURITY (REGISTRATION OF
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED PERSONS)
(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2000.

Short title

and shall be read and construed as one with the Social Security (Registration of Employers and Employed Persons) Regulations, which as amended, are hereinafter referred to as the principal Regulations.

2. Regulations 4 and 5 of the principal Regulations are hereby repealed and replaced by the following:

4 (1) On being registered under the Act, an employer shall, within fourteen days after such registration, present to the Manager a list of all his employers.

(2) Subject to subregulation (8) of this regulation, an employer shall not employ a person who has not been registered under the Act and who does not possess a registration number.

(3) Every person shall be responsible for providing accurate and complete information as required by the Board.

(4) The Board shall register all Belizeans, registered aliens, holders of work permits, and their dependents.

(5) The mother of every child born in Belize shall register such child with the Board, within thirty days after birth, to obtain in respect of that child, a registration card.

(6) Every insured person shall register his unemployed spouse and dependent children (if any), with the Board, and obtain registration cards in respect of such spouse and dependent children.

(7) The following documents shall be accepted for registration purposes under this regulation:

(a) for Belizean citizens, birth certificates or other legal documents issued by the Registrar-General;

(b)for foreign nationals, birth certificates and valid work permits;

(c) for permanent residents of Belize, birth certificates and their permanent resident cards.

(8) Every employed person shall furnish to his employer upon request, such personal particulars as the employer may require for the purposes of the Act, and the employed person shall be responsible for the correctness of the particulars furnished and shall if required, sign the appropriate form in the place provided for that purpose.

(9) Employers shall employ only those persons in possession of valid registration cards indicating that such cards are valid for employment.

5 (1) A registration card shall be free of charge upon its first issue and shall be in such form as the Board may decide and shall remain the property of the Board.

(2) Every registration card shall bear unamended the fulll name and registration number of the insured person together with such other details as may be indicated theron."

(3) Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is hereby amended by repealing subregulation (1) thereof and replacing it with the following:-

"(1) Any person who is registered pursuant to regulation 4 above and to whom a registration card is issued shall be responsible for the safe custody of that card and shall carry that card on his person at all times:

Provided that where a registration card is issued to a dependent child below the age of eighteen years, the parent or guardian of such child shall be responsible for complying with the requirements of subregulation (1) above."

4. The Social Security (Registration of Employers and Employed Persons) (Ammendment) Regulations, is herby revoked.

5. These Regulations shall come into force on the 01 day of January, 2001.

MADE by the Minister responsible for Social Security this 28th day of November, 2000.

(RALPH FONSECA)
Minister responsible for Social Security