There is hereby established a social security plan for the chauffeurs of Puerto Rico and other employed persons who in their work operate a motor vehicle, which comprises the sickness, total permanent disability and death [risks] of the insured, his spouse and children under fifteen (15) years of age and a bonus after attaining the age of sixty-five (65) or more years. The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources shall be responsible for the administration of the plan hereby established; shall appoint the necessary personnel to this end pursuant to the provisions of the Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act, and may organize in his department the necessary office or offices for this purpose.
The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources shall promulgate the rules he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and may delegate any powers and duties he may deem convenient to the persons he may appoint to direct and administer the plan hereby established.
History —May 15, 1950, No. 428, p. 1038, § 2; May 14, 1952, No. 454, p. 924, § 2; June 21, 1968, No. 111, p. 227; June 21, 1971, No. 48, p. 136; Nov. 23, 1975, No. 8, p. 934, § 2; July 20, 1979, No. 172, p. 450, § 3; June 18, 1980, No. 149, p. 663, § 3.