3: "Any worker may pay into the scheme such sum as he may, in the prescribed manner, elect either as a lump sum or as a periodic contribution or as a monthly contribution deductible from his wages". Section 15.1 "Benefits payable to or in respect of members under this act shall bea monthly pension for life; pre-retirement death gratuity; post- retirement death gratuity; pre-retirement migration allowance; post-retirement migration allowance; permanent incapacity allowance for life". Section 16: "A member shall be entitled to receive as a benefit, on reaching retirement age a monthly pension for life". Section 28: "The provisions of this act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of the Social Security Act". Social Security Act, 1/01/1988 Section 26.1: "There is hereby established a fund, to be called the Social Security Fund […]". Section 3.1: "Subject to this Act, a person who is employed in Seychelles and receives an emolument in respect of his employment; or employs a person […] and pays that person an emolument in respect of that employment, shall be liable to pay contribution to the Fund in respect of the emolument in the manner provided and at the rate declared under this Act". Section 5: The benefits under this Act are, among others"maternity benefit which consists of periodic payments to a woman, who is a person covered, in the event of her pregnancy or confinement; invalidity benefit which consists of periodic payments to person covered who is partially or totally incapable of work; disablement benefit which consists of periodic payments to a person covered, being an employed person who, is partially or totally incapable of work […]; retirement pension which consists of periodic payments to a person covered who is over retirement age; dependant’s benefit which consists of an increase to the personal periodic payments of benefit on account of the dependants of the beneficiary; orphan’s benefit which consists of periodic payments in respect of a child who is an orphan; and abandoned child’s benefit which consists of periodic payments in respect of a child who is abandoned by his parents". The Section includes also injury and sickness benefits, for persons covered, temporarily incapable of work, as a result of an injury or disease occurring in the course of employment or otherwise.