Section 13: Insured persons

13. Insured persons (1) Subject to subsection (2) and to the other provisions of this Act, every person who— (a) is an employee of a category specified— (i) in the first column of the First Schedule; and (ii) in regulations made for the purposes of this Part; (b) has attained the age of 18; and (c) is under retirement age, shall become an insured person. (2) Subject to subsection (3), where an employee who is an insured person under subsection (1) is employed after reaching retirement age, he shall remain an insured person until he ceases to be employed or he reaches final retirement age, whichever is earlier. (3) Where a person is an insured person after reaching retirement age and— (a) has elected to receive his contributory retirement pension— (i) no contribution shall be payable by him in respect of any period following the end of month in which he reaches retirement age; and (ii) his employer shall, in relation to him, pay the contributions determined in accordance with the appropriate rate specified in the third column of the First Schedule until he ceases to be employed or he reaches final retirement age, whichever is earlier; or [Issue 9] N21 – 10 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) has not elected to receive his contributory retirement pension, his employer shall, in relation to him, pay the contributions determined in accordance with the appropriate rate specified in the second and third columns of the First Schedule until he elects to receive his contributory retirement pension or he reaches final retirement age, whichever is earlier. [S. 13 repealed and replaced by s. 22 (b) of Act 18 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 July 2008.] 14. —