Social Welfare Act, 1948

Amendment of section 22 of the Principal Act.

50.—In section 22 of the Principal Act, the following subsection shall be inserted in lieu of subsection (2)—

“(2) Where—

(a) a widow's (non-contributory) pension which includes any child's (non-contributory) allowance has ceased to include such allowance, and

(b) the widow to whom such pension was granted has not at the date of such cesser attained the age of fortyseven years and six months,

such pension shall cease to be payable on the expiration of six months after the date of such cesser, without prejudice however to the regrant of a widow's (non-contributory) pension to her when she attains the age of forty-eight years.”