Interpretation

For the purposes of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires“accident” means, in relation to an insured person, an accident arising out of and in the course of that person’s insurable employment in accordance with section 13 of the Act; “Act” means the Social Security Act; “appointed day” means 1st June, 1981; “child” means any unmarried person – (a) below the age of 18; or 56 Social Security (b) below the age of 21 and receiving a fulltime education; “child of the relevant person” means any child, who– (a) is a biological child of the relevant person; or (b) at the time of death of the relevant person, is a child of the family of any marriage or common law union of the relevant person, whether or not a biological child of the relevant person; “claim” means claim for benefit; “Claims and Payments Regulations” mean the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations; “Collection of Contributions Regulations” mean the Social Security (Collection of Contributions) Regulations; “confinement” means labour resulting in the issue of a living child or labour after twenty–eight weeks of pregnancy resulting in the issue of a child whether alive or dead; “contribution year” means the period of fifty–two or fiftythree weeks beginning with the first Monday in any calendar year after 1981 and ending on the Sunday immediately before the Monday of the succeeding calendar year, but in relation to 1981, it shall mean such period as the Minister may determine by Order published in the Gazette; “credited contribution” means a contribution credited under Regulation 61; “Determination of Claims and Questions Regulations” mean the Social Security (Determination of Claims and Questions) Regulations; Social Security 57 “medical certificate” means a certificate issued by a medical practitioner; includes bacteriological and radiological tests and similar investigations and reference to being medically examined shall be construed accordingly; “paid contribution” means a contribution actually paid by or in respect of an insured person in accordance with the provisions of the Act; “permanently incapable of self–support” means in relation to survivors’ benefit or death benefit, a person who is so incapable by reason of a specific disease or bodily or mental disablement which is likely to be permanent; “relevant accident” means the accident in respect of which benefit is claimed or payable; “relevant injury” and “relevant loss of faculty” means respectively the personal injury or the loss of faculty resulting from the relevant accident; “relevant person” means, for the purpose of survivors benefit or death benefit, the deceased insured person in respect of whom the benefit is claimed or payable; “remunerative work” means work for which wages or other remuneration is paid or would ordinarily be payable and includes any work performed by the person concerned for the purpose of his own trade, business or profession; “schedule” means a Schedule to these Regulations; “Voluntary Contributors and Persons Abroad Regulations” mean the Social Security (Voluntary Contributors and Persons Abroad) Regulations. 58 Social Security INVALIDITY, RETIREMENT AND DEATH