Employment outside Belize continuation of employment in Belize

(1) Subject to paragraph (3), where a person under sixty- five years is employed outside Belize in continuation of his employment in Belize as an employed person he shall be liable to be insured pursuant to section 3 of the Act in respect of his employment outside Belize if– (a) he is, but for such employment outside Belize, ordinarily resident in Belize; and (b) his employer has a place of business in (2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), the employment of a person as an employed person outside Belize shall be treated as employment in continuation of employment in Belize if– (a) immediately before the commencement of employment outside Belize the person 244 Social Security concerned is employed by the person employing him outside Belize; or (b) the contract of service in respect of employment outside Belize is entered into in (3) An employed person shall cease to be liable to be insured under paragraph (1)– (a) after the end of the period of twelve months starting on the date of commencement of such employment outside Belize: Provided that in a case specified in paragraph (a) for the purpose of reckoning the period of twelve months the appointed day shall be treated as the day of the commencement of employment; or (b) on the date on which his employment outside Belize ceases; or (c) on the date on which he attains sixty–five years; or (d) on the date on which any of the conditions specified in paragraph (1) ceases to be satisfied, whichever event occurs first (4) The contribution payable in respect of an employed person who is liable to be insured in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be at the appropriate amount specified in the Collection of Contributions Regulations. (5) If the employment of a person specified in paragraph (1) continues after the completion of twelve months such person may elect to pay voluntary contribution in accordance with Regulation 3 and make an application to the Manager for a certificate of voluntary insurance. Social Security 245 (6) Paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall apply to a person who immediately prior to the appointed day is employed outside Belize in employment which would have been treated as insurable employment pursuant to this Regulation had the employment outside Belize commenced on or after the appointed day: Provided that where such person is liable to be insured as specified in paragraph (7) of his employment outside Belize commenced on a date more than twelve months prior to the appointed day, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply. (7) Subject to any agreement under section 61 of the Act (agreement providing for reciprocity in matters of social security), if a person who is an employed person in another country in continuation of his employment as an employed person in Belize before the end of the period of twelve months specified in paragraph (3) becomes liable to be insured in that other country under any law providing for benefit in the event of sickness and employment injury he may make an application to the Manager for a certificate of voluntary insurance under Regulation 3. (8) Where a certificate of voluntary insurance is issued on an application under paragraph (7) liability of the person concerned for contribution under paragraph (1) shall automatically cease from the date of issue of the said certificate as long as such certificate remains valid. (9) An application under paragraph (5) or (7) shall contain such particulars as the Manager may require. (10) Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation 5, a certificate of voluntary insurance issued in accordance with this Regulation shall cease to be valid on the day on which a person ceases to be an employed person outside Belize in continuation of his employment in Belize. 246 Social Security (11) Where for the purpose of determining the amount of contribution payable in accordance with paragraph (1) of Regulation 4 by a person to whom a certificate of voluntary insurance is issued under paragraph (5) or (7) it is not possible to determine the average weekly insurable earnings in accordance with paragraph (2) of Regulation 4, the Board shall determine the weekly insurable earnings of such person by reference to the average weekly earnings paid or payable to such person in respect of his employment outside Belize: Provided that the weekly insurable earnings so determined shall not exceed the weekly insurable earnings specified in the Schedule to the Collection of Contributions Regulations.