Social Welfare Act, 1952

Rates of orphans' (contributory) pensions.

104.—(1) The following section shall be inserted in the Principal Act in lieu of section 12 (inserted by section 42 of the Act of 1948):—

“12. An orphan's (contributory) pension shall be at the rate of ten shillings a week.”

(2) There shall be paid into the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Fund out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas such amount as, in the opinion of the Minister and of the Minister for Finance, is necessary to meet the additional expenditure resulting from this section during the period beginning on the 4th day of July, 1952, and ending on the 5th day of October, 1952, and the said amount shall be so paid in such manner and at such times as the Minister for Finance may determine.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of July, 1952.