Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Act, 1952.

Amendments of Act of 1946 to have effect on and after cesser of section 3 of that Act.

3.—Where an order is made under section 2 of this Act with respect to a category of persons, the Act of 1946 shall, on and after the day appointed by the order, have effect in relation to that category of persons subject to the following amendments:

(a) in section 4 “on a qualifying date” and “on the said qualifying date” shall be deleted;

(b) the following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (1) of section 5:

“(1) A person with whom two or more children who are qualified children normally reside shall be qualified for a children's allowance in respect of those children.”;

(c) the following subsection shall be substituted for subsections (1) to (4) of section 6:

“(1) Subject to the provisions of the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1952, and of the regulations thereunder, a person who is found to be qualified for a children's allowance in respect of qualified children shall, so long as he remains so qualified, be paid, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, a monthly allowance at the rate of—

(i) eleven shillings for the second qualified child, and

(ii) if and so long as there are more than two qualified children, seventeen shillings and sixpence for the third and each subsequent qualified child.”