B. SELF-EMPLOYED CONTRIBUTORS AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTORS (RESIDENT)
CLASS OF SELF EMPLOYED
INSURED PERSON AND
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTORS
(RESIDENT)
1.
2.
Men who have attained the
age of 18 but are under 65.
WEEKLY RATE OF CONTRIBUTION BY THE INSURED PERSON
£2.60
Women who have attained the age of 18 but are under 60.
£2.08
3.
Males who have attained the age of 15 but are under 18.
£2.14
Females who have attained the age of 15 but are under 18.
£1.78
The rates at Table B include contributions under the Group Practice Medical scheme. Contributions under the Employment Injuries Insurance scheme are not payable by either self-employed contributors or voluntary contributors.
A married woman who is self employed and whose husband is paying contri- butions under the Social Insurance Ordinance may elect not to pay contributions under that Ordinance.
4. WHEN CONTRIBUTIONS ARE PAYABLE ONLY AT THE EMPLOYMENT INJURIES RATES
PLUS THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROUP PRACTICE MEDICAL SCHEME.
Certain categories of employment are disregarded for the purposes of Social Insurance but not for the purposes of Employment Injuries Insurance, and Group Practice Medical Scheme.
The most important of these are:-
(i) Any employment with any one employer for less than four hours in
any week.
(ii) Any domestic employment with any one employer for less than eight
hours in any week.
(iii) Any casual employment which is not for the porposes of the employer's
trade or business.
The rate of contribution payable in such cases is 56 pence.
5.
WHEN CONTRIBUTIONS IDED NOT BE PAID.
Subject to certain conditions, contributors are not required to pay contributions for weeks throughout which they are incapacitated for work, or in the case of employed contributors, are unemployed. For such weeks they will be given "credits" that will count as contributions. These concessions apply, in general, only to the first six months of any prolonged spell of unemployment or incapacity.
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