Fishermen's Pension And Social Security Benefit Scheme Act (No. 23 of 1990)

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Fishermen's Pension And Social Security Benefit Scheme Act (No. 23 of 1990) - Sect 5

Eligibility to join the Scheme

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), any fisherman who is not less than eighteen years of. age and not more than fifty nine years of age shall be entitled to join the Scheme. For the purpose of this subsection ' fisherman' means any person who makes his living by fishing or fish farming, whether in the sea, lagoons or inland bodies of water.

(2) The following persons shall not be entitled to join the Scheme:

	(a) an owner of three or more mechanized boats, the combined weight of which exceeds six tons gross;

	(b) an owner of one or more fish farms, the total extent of which exceeds five acres ;

	(c) a person who by reason of his employment is entitled to receive a pension or benefits under the Employees Provident Fund established by the Employees Provident Fund Act, No. 15 of 1958 ;

	(d) a person liable to pay income tax ;

	(e) a person who is in receipt of a pension ; or

	(f) a person who is entitled to receive a pension on the death of his spouse.

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