Section 33: Duties of Minister

33. Duties of Minister The Minister shall— (a) collect, in relation to insured persons, the contributions payable under section 17 or 18; (b) pay to every person who is entitled to a benefit, the appropriate benefit determined in accordance with this Act; and (c) forward at such intervals as may be prescribed to every insured person a statement setting out the contributions the insured person has paid and the pension points which have accrued to him by virtue of the contributions so paid and calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Third Schedule.