Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Establishment of National Insurance Fund

• 4.   Establishment of National Insurance Corporation

• 5.   National Insurance Board

• 6.   Minister's powers and Board's duty to give advice and submit annual reports

• 7.   Committees of the Board

• 8.   Validity of Board's actions and protection of members

• 9.   Power of Board to enter into arrangements with public authorities

• 10.   Appointment, duties and powers of Director

• 11.   Termination of Director's appointment and resignation

• 12.   Deputy Director

• 13.   Board to appoint Secretary

• 14.   Inspectors

• 15.   Appointment of other officers

• 16.   Appointment of Legal, Medical Officers and other Advisors

• 17.   Transfers from the Public Service and vice versa

• 18.   Declaration of secrecy

• 19.   Present employees retained

• 20.   Investment Committee

• 21.   Investment of surplus moneys

• 22.   Accounts and financial statements

• 23.   Board to submit financial statement for laying before House

• 24.   Actuarial review

• 25.   Approval of borrowing by Minister and of the House for guarantee of any borrowing

• 26.   Persons insured

• 27.   Regulations for persons not falling under section 26

• 28.   Liability to make deductions and contributions

• 29.   Exceptions from liability to make contribution

• 30.   Regulations for contributions and exemptions

• 31.   Liability of person providing employees to others

• 32.   Deductions from wages

• 33.   Payment of contributions

• 34.   Surcharge for late payment

• 35.   Crediting of unpaid contributions

• 36.   Employment by more than one employer

• 37.   Contributions and other payments where benefit drawn

• 38.   Contributions or benefits to be inalienable

• 39.   Regulations relating to payment and collection of contributions

• 40.   Contributions exempt from Income Tax Act

• 41.   Benefits

• 42.   Entitlement to benefit

• 43.   Contribution credits during receipt of short-term benefit

• 44.   Conditions for sickness benefit

• 45.   Conditions for invalidity benefit

• 46.   Calculation of day of incapacity for work

• 47.   Regulations for sickness and invalidity benefits

• 48.   Maternity grant and allowance

• 49.   Entitlement to maternity allowance

• 50.   Regulations for maternity allowance

• 51.   Calculation of daily rate of maternity allowance

• 52.   Unmarried woman and maintenance under Affiliation Act

• 53.   Hospitalisation grant

• 54.   Scheme of medical insurance

• 55.   Survivor's benefit

• 56.   Survivor's pension and grant

• 57.   Regulations relating to survivor's benefits

• 58.   Matters affecting entitlement to age pension

• 59.   Entitlement to age grant

• 60.   Regulations concerning age pensions and grants

• 61.   Funeral grant

• 62.   Employment injuries

• 63.   Presumptions regarding employment injury

• 64.   Conditions where employment injury benefit not payable

• 65.   Regulations for employment Injury

• 66.   Regulations for treating public servants as insured persons

• 67.   Modification or repeal of Public Service Pension Scheme

• 68.   Regulations for mariners and aircraft personnel

• 69.   Regulations re wives or widows of mariners and aircraft personnel

• 70.   Application for registration

• 71.   Reciprocal agreements with other countries

• 72.   Regulations for exempted schemes

• 73.   Adjudication and appeals

• 74.   Unpaid contributions to rank as privileged debt

• 75.   Joint liability of firm and officers

• 76.   Certified copy as evidence

• 77.   Civil proceedings

• 78.   Execution and enforcement of judgement in certain circumstances

• 79.   Garnishment

• 80.   Joint liability of third parties in civil proceedings

• 81.   Recovery by way of distress warrant

• 82.   Offences and penalties

• 83.   Recovery of contributions in proceedings under this Act

• 84.   Proceedings against employer for benefit lost by default

• 85.   Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue Department

• 86.   Proceedings to be in Director's name or person authorised

• 87.   Members of Board, Tribunal or Investment Committee not disqualified from membership of Parliament

• 88.   Exemption from taxes

• 89.   Private schemes

• 90.   Assessment of damages against employer

• 91.   Regulations

• 92.   Power to remove difficulties

• 93.   Savings

• Schedule 2

• Schedule 5

• Schedule 1

• Schedule 3

• Schedule 4

• 65A.   Economic relief programme

• 65B.   Entitlement under an economic relief programme

• 65C.   Conditions under an economic relief programme

• 65D.   Claim for economic relief

• 65E.   Payment under an economic relief programme

• 65F.   Grounds for ceasing payment

• 65G.   Regulations for economic relief programme