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CHAPTER 44
of the Laws of Belize
Revised 2000

No. 22 of 1987

I assent,
M.E. GORDON
Governor-General
4th January, 1988

AN ACT to change the Short Titles of the Laws of Belize enacted before Independence from "Ordinances" to "Acts" and for matters connected therewith.

(Gazetted 9th January, 1988)

BE IN ENACTED, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives and the Senate of Belize and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

l. This Act may be cited as the

ORDINANCE (CHANGE OF SHORT TITLES)
ACT, 1987.

2. Every Ordinance enacted by the Legislature of Belize and in force on the 21st day of September, 1981, is hereby amended in the Short Title thereof by the substitution of the word "Act" for the word "Ordinance".

3. In every Act, Ordinance, rule, regulation, order or other instrument having effect as part of the law of Belize, any reference to "Ordinance", being an Ordinance passed by the Legislature of Belize before the 21st day of September, 1981, shall be read and construed as a reference to "Act".

SOCIAL SECURITY ORDINANCE 1979

Arrangement of Sections

Part I
PRELIMINARY

Section

1.Short Title and Commencement.
2.Interpretation.

Part II.
INSURED PERSONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

3. Persons to be insured.
4. Voluntary insurance.
5. Source of Funds.
6. Contributions by insured persons and employers.
7. Persons to be treated as employers.
8. Exceptions from liability for and crediting of contributions.
9. Issue and sale of stamps and payment of contribution by other methods
10. (General provisions as to payment and collection of contributions.

Part III.
BENEFITS

11. Description of benefits.
12. Employment injury benefit
13. Presumptions and general provisions relating to accidents.
14. Rates of and conditions for benefit.
15. Claims.
16. Time and manner of paying benefit; disqualification; adjustment or extinguishment of benefit; persons unable to act; deceased persons.
17. Occupational diseases and injuries not caused by accident.
18. Application to prescribed diseases and injuries of provisions as to benefits and claims.
19. Accidents or prescribed diseases of injuries in course of illegal employment.
20. Appointment of medical practitioners, medical boards etc.

Other Benefit Provisions.

21. Constant attendance allowance.
22. Minister may introduce other benefits by regulations.
23. Repayment of Benefit improperly received. 24. Unrecovered benefit.
25. Benefit to be inalienable.
26. Recovery of benefit in respect of injury caused by willful act or negligence.
27. Matters affecting entitlement to benefit to be reported.

Part IV
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

28. Establishment of Social Security Board.
29. Remuneration of members of Board.
30. Conditions of leave of absence.
31. Termination of appointment.
32. Vacation of office.
33. Delegation of powers by Board.
34. Committee of the Board.
35. Manager.
36. Delegation by the Manager.
37. Assistant Manager.
38. Staff of the Board.
39. Maximum expenditure on administration.
40. Designation of inspectors and powers of the Senior Inspector and Inspectors.
41. Proceedings against officers and employees of the Board.
42. Determination of claims and questions.
43. Interim payments, arrears and repayments.
44. Payment to persons and tribunals appointed or constituted under section 42.
45. Actuarial review of operation of Ordinance.

FINANCE.

46. Establishment of Social Security Fund.
47. Audit.
48. Annual report and accounts to be submitted to the Minister.
49. Social Security Investment Committee.
50. Temporary insufficiency of funds and defrayment of initial expenditure.
51. Expenses incurred by the Postmaster General and Ministry of Health.
52. Recovery of contribution on prosecution.
53. Offences and penalties.
54. Penalties to be imposed by Board.
55. General provisions as to prosecutions under the Ordinance.
56. Civil proceedings to recover sums due.
57. Proceedings to recover benefit lost by employer's fault.

Part V. MISCELLANEOUS.

58.Government employees.
59. Persons employed on board ships. vessels or aircrafts.
60. Insured persons outside Belize.
61. Reciprocal agreements.
62. Exemptions from stamp duty.
63. Contributions etc. due to the Board to have priority over other debts.
64. Power of the Minister to make regulations.
65. Regulations to be laid before the National Assembly.
66. Operation of private schemes.
67. Protection of contributions in certain cases.
68. Amendment of other enactments.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE
CONSTITUTION OF APPEAL TRIBUNAL

SECOND SCHEDULE
P ROCEDURE OF APPEAL TRIBUNALS

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS