S.I. No. 264/1954 - Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit) (Additional Condition) Regulations, 1954.

S.I. No. 264 of 1954.

SOCIAL WELFARE (UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT) (ADDITIONAL CONDITION) REGULATIONS, 1954.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 and sub-section (5) of section 17 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952), and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf hereby makes the following regulations :

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit) (Additional Condition) Regulations, 1954.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

" the Act " means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 ;

" benefit year " has the same meaning as in the Social Welfare (General Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 16 of 1953 ) ;

" contribution year " has the same meaning as in the Social Welfare (General Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ;

" existing contributor " has the meaning assigned to it by Regulation 4 of the Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transitional) Regulations, 1953, ( S.I. No. 2 of 1953 ) ;

" period of interruption of employment " includes any day to which Article 9 of the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ), applies.

(2) References in these Regulations to the Act or regulations made under The act shall be construed as references to The act or regulations as amended or extended or modified by any subsequent enactment or regulations.

3. Subject to Article 4 of these Regulations, a female person, not being an existing contributor, shall not in the benefit year commencing on the 6th day of December, 1954, be entitled to unemployment benefit in respect of any earlier day in a period of interruption of employment than the first day in that period of interruption of employment in respect of which unemployment benefit is claimed in that benefit year and in respect of which such person as well as satisfying the relevant contribution conditions for that benefit satisfies the additional condition that—

(a) the number of employment contributions under paragraphs 1 and 6 of the Second Schedule to the Act (as modified by the Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 10 of 1953 ) ) paid in respect of her in respect of the contribution year which commenced on the 6th day of July, 1953, is not less than twenty-six, or

(b) the number of such employment contributions paid in respect of her in respect of either—

(i) the period beginning on the day of her entry into insurance and ending on the 4th day of July, 1954, or

(ii) the period beginning on the day of her entry into insurance and ending on the day immediately preceding the day in respect of which unemployment benefit is claimed,

is not less than the number of employment contributions under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule (as so modified) paid in respect of her in respect of the same period.

4. Article 3 of these Regulations shall not apply where the day in respect of which unemployment benefit is claimed in the said benefit year forms part of a period of interruption of employment which includes a day prior to the 6th day of December, 1954, in respect of which unemployment benefit was claimed and in respect of which the relevant contribution conditions for unemployment benefit, and any additional condition then in force by virtue of regulations made under the Act, were satisfied.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare, this 2nd day of December, 1954.

BRENDAN CORISH,

Minister for Social Welfare.