Rule 15 - Nomination - Social Security Certificates Rules, 1982

Nomination. 15. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rules (2) to (4), the holder of a certificate may, by filling in necessary particulars in Form 1 at the time of purchasing the certificate, nominate any person or persons, who, in the event of death of holder, shall become entitled to the certificate and to the payment of the amount due thereon. If such nomination is not made at the time of purchasing the certificate, it may be made by the holder at any time after the purchase of the certificate but before its maturity, by submitting an application in Form 2, together with the certificate to the Postmaster of the office where the certificate stands registered. (2) A nomination made by the holder of a certificate under this rule may be cancelled or varied by submitting an application in Form 3, together with the certificate, to the Postmaster of the post office at which the certificate stands registered. (3) Separate applications for nomination or cancellation of a nomination or variation of a nomination shall be made in respect of certificates registered on different dates. (4) The nomination or the cancellation of a nomination or the variation of a nomination shall be registered in the Head Office concerned and the fact of registration shall be noted on the certificate and on such registration, the said nomination or cancellation or variation of nomination, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be effective from the date on which it was presented.