Social Security

Cap. 44 · Revised Edition 2020 · 79 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Persons to be insured
s. 4Voluntary insurance
s. 5Source of funds
s. 6Contributions by insured persons and employers
s. 7Persons to be treated as employers
s. 8Exceptions from liability for and crediting of contributions
s. 9—
s. 10General provisions as to payment and collection of contributions
s. 11Description of benefits
s. 12Employment injury benefit
s. 13Presumptions and general provisions relating to accidents
s. 14Rates and conditions for benefit
s. 15Claims
s. 16Regulations for benefits
s. 17Occupational diseases and injuries not caused by accident
s. 18Application to prescribed diseases and injuries of provisions as to benefits and claims
s. 19Accidents or prescribed diseases or injuries in course of illegal employment
s. 20Appointment of medical practitioners, medical boards, etc
s. 21Constant attendance allowance
s. 22Minister may introduce other benefits by regulations
s. 23Repayment of benefit improperly received
s. 24Unrecovered benefit
s. 25Benefit to be inalienable
s. 26Recovery of benefit in respect of injury caused by willful act or negligence
s. 27Matters affecting entitlement to benefit to be reported
s. 28Establishment of Social Security Board
s. 29Remuneration of members of Board
s. 30Conditions of leave of absence
s. 31Termination of appointment
s. 32Vacation of office
s. 33Delegation of powers by Board
s. 34Committee of the Board
s. 35Chief Executive Officer
s. 36Delegation by the Chief Executive Officer
s. 37Assistant Chief Executive Officer
s. 38Staff of the Board
s. 39Maximum expenditure on administration
s. 40Designation of inspectors and powers of the senior inspector and inspectors
s. 41Protection of Board
s. 42Determination of claims and questions
s. 43Interim payments, arrears and repayments
s. 44Payment to persons and tribunals appointed or constituted under section 42
s. 45Actuarial review of operation of Act
s. 46Establishment of Social Security Fund
s. 47Audit
s. 48Submission of budget estimates, annual report and accounts
s. 49Social Security Investment Committee
s. 50Temporary insufficiency of funds and defrayment of initial expenditure
s. 51Expenses incurred by the Postmaster General and Ministry of Health
s. 52Recovery of contribution on prosecution
s. 53Offences and penalties
s. 54Penalties to be imposed by Board
s. 55Authority for prosecutions
s. 56Civil proceedings to recover sums due
s. 57Proceedings to recover benefit lost by employer’s fault
s. 57AGeneral Penalty
s. 58Government employees
s. 59Persons employed on board ships, vessels or aircraft
s. 60Insured persons outside Belize
s. 61Reciprocal agreements
s. 62Exemption from stamp duty, income tax and property tax
s. 63Contributions, etc., due to the Board to have priority over other debts
s. 64Power of the Minister to make regulations
s. 65Regulations subject to negative resolution
s. 66Operation of private schemes
s. 67Protection of contributions in certain cases
s. 68Commencement
s. 69Interpretation in this Part
s. 70Establishment of NHI Scheme
s. 71Contributions
s. 72Enrolment and identification
s. 73Services and access to same
s. 74NHI Fund - Financial
s. 75NHI Committee
s. 76Registration of NHI health care providers
s. 77Grievances
s. 78Regulations