Cap. 318 чл. 3Classes of insured persons.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, and save as provided for in sub-article (2), every person who has passed his sixteenth birthday, but not yet reached his retirement, shall become insured under this Act either as an employed person, or as a self-

employed person or as a self-occupied person.

(2) With effect from 5th January, 2004, a married person who is not legally separated or who has not been abandoned by his spouse shall not be deemed to be a self-employed person:

Provided that, with effect from the 3rd October, 2003, any married person who is not legally separated or who has not been abandoned by his spouse, and who prior to the 5th January, 2004 was deemed to be a self-employed person, shall, if he so elects, continue to be considered as a self-employed person:

Provided further that in the case of any married person who is not legally separated or who has not been abandoned by his spouse and who on the 4th January, 2004 was in insurable employment and who after that date terminated his employment so as to partake of an early retirement scheme, as may be approved by the Minister responsible for finance, or is prior to the said date recognized as such by the Director, such person shall, if he so elects, be deemed to be a self-employed person if on his termination from his employment he satisfies the minimum contribution conditions required in terms of paragraph 2 of the Eleventh Schedule, calculated from his eighteenth birthday up to the date of his termination of his last employment.