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Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1933.
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9.—Section 17 of the Act of 1933 is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of the following paragraphs, namely:
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“(a) if he has no means or if he has means not exceeding—
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(i) in the case of a person without a dependant, two shillings per week, and
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(ii) in the case of a person with one or more dependants, five shillings per week,
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at the scheduled rate; and
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(b) if he has means exceeding—
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(i) in the case of a person without a dependant, two shillings per week, and
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(ii) in the case of a person with one or more dependants, five shillings per week,
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at a rate equal to the scheduled rate reduced by one shilling per week for every shilling or part of a shilling by which the means of the person exceeds, in the case of a person without a dependant, two shillings per week, and, in the case of a person with one or more dependants, five shillings per week.”
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