National Insurance Trust Fund Act (No. 28 of 2006)

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National Insurance Trust Fund Act (No. 28 of 2006) - Sect 28

Regulations

28.

(1) The Minister may make regulations in respect of all matters which are stated or required by this Act to be prescribed or in respect of all matters for which regulations are required or authorized to be made by this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers under subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations in respect of all or any of the following :-

	(a) matters connected with or incidental to the procedure to be followed in the collection of contributions and other payments under this Act ;

	(b) specifying the criteria to be adhered to in determining the different categories of persons who will be beneficiaries under this Act ;

	(c) specifying the different types of schemes applicable to the different categories of persons entitled to benefits under this Act and the different rates payable to such persons as benefits in terms of this Act ;

	(d) specifying the forms and other documents which may be required for the purpose of administration of the Fund ;

	(e) specifying the manner of making a refund of any sum paid in error to or by the Fund ;

	(f) making provision setting out the manner whereby a person can be appointed to exercise, on behalf of a claimant to any benefit under this Act who is a child or who may be unable for the time being to so act, any right which the claimant may be entitled to exercise under this Act, and for authorizing a person so appointed to receive and deal with such benefit to which a claimant is entitled ;

	(g) the manner of giving notice for the suspension of the grant of any benefit under this Act pending the review by the Court of Appeal, of the determination upon the claim to such benefit or any appeal under this Act ;

(h) setting out guidelines for treating any sum originally paid to any person under a determination made under this Act or by virtue of the provisions of any regulation, in circumstances- for the recovery of the aforesaid sum from such person or fund as the case may be;

(i) where it is subsequently decided that such sum was not payable, as having been properly paid; and

(ii) where it is subsequently decided that such sum has been improperly paid,

	(i) specifying the allowances to be paid to officers and servants employed in carrying out the provisions of this Act and the method of computing such allowances.

(3) Every regulation made by the Minster under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation upon such publication or on such later date as may be specified in the regulation.

(4) Every regulation made by the Minister under subsection (1) shall as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before Parliament for approval. Any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded from the date of such disapproval but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.

(5) Notice of the date on which a regulation is so rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.

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