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

Amendment of section 20 of principal Act.

5.—Subsection (1) of section 20 of the Principal Act (which specifies the matters with respect to which regulations may be made by the Minister) is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following paragraphs:

“(h) for prescribing the manner in which claims for children's allowances are to be made;

(i) for prescribing the dates on which children's allowances, as awarded originally, are to commence to accrue;

(j) for prescribing the dates on which children's allowances, as revised from time to time on account of changes of circumstances, are, notwithstanding anything contained in section 9 of this Act, to take effect;

(k) for applying any of the provisions of or made under sections 29 and 41 to 48 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952, to children's allowances, whether such application is with or without modifications and whether in addition to or in substitution for any provisions of the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1952.”