(1) An Unorganised Sector Worker who has been registered as a beneficiary under this Act shall cease to be as such when he dies and when he attains the age of sixty years or when he is not engaged in the occupation of, or in the employment of, the Unorganised Sector or when he voluntarily expresses his intention, in writing, to the Registering Officer that he is not to be governed by or under this Act.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if a person had been a beneficiary for at least five years continuously immediately before attaining the age of sixty years, he shall be eligible to get the benefit of pension under section 9 and such other benefits as may be prescribed subject to the provision of this Act.
CHAPTER IV Registration of Establishment.
Registration of Establishment.
Application for registration.
17. The State Government may, on the recommendation of the Board, by an order notified in the Official Gazette —
(a) require every employer in respect of Unorganised Sector to get his establishment, as is specified in Part A of the Schedule, registered under this Act, with such registration fees and with such monthly contribution or annual contribution to the fund of the Board, as may be prescribed ; and
(b) appoint such number ofpersons being officers of the State Government, as it thinks fit, as Registering Officers for the purpose of this section and define the limits within which a Registering Officer shall exercise his powers conferred on him by or under this Act.