Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966

Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Act of 1952.

12.—(1) Paragraph 1 of the Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1952 shall, in so far as it provides for the disregard of employment contributions under paragraph 3A of the Second Schedule to that Act in respect of employment occurring after the commencement of this subsection, cease to have effect.

(2) The Fourth Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby further amended by the substitution for subparagraph (b) of paragraph 4 of the following subparagraph:

“(b) that, if at the relevant time four years or longer has elapsed since the husband's entry into insurance,—

(i) the average per contribution year of the contributions paid in respect of or credited to him for the three contribution years, or (if warranted by his insurance record) the five contribution years, ending with the end of the last complete contribution year before the relevant time is not less than thirty-nine, or

(ii) the average per contribution year of the contributions paid in respect of or credited to him in respect of the period commencing at the beginning of the contribution year in which his entry into insurance occurred and ending at the end of the last complete contribution year before the relevant time is not less than forty-eight”.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on such day as the Minister may appoint under section 5 of this Act.