Section 15(1) of the Local Authorities Pension Fund Act No. 9 of 2006 provides that all employees in the service of a contributing employer shall with effect from the date of commencement of the Act be registered as insured persons. Section 16 (1), states that every contributing employer shall be registered and issued with a certificate of registration. The Act provides for registration of employers and employees in the following categories.
Categories of Employers
(a)Statutory Employers
Every Local Government Authority
The Local Government Loans Board
The Local Authorities Pensions Fund
Institutions owned by Local Government Authorities.
(b) Voluntary Employers
Every institution which decides to join the Fund upon payment of contributions
Any other category which elects to become a member of the Fund.
Categories of Employees
All employees in the service of statutory contributing employers
Any employee of an institution which elects to be a contributing employer.
