Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967

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Increase of rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.

4.—(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935 , is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of “two hundred and twenty-one pounds and fifteen shillings” for “two hundred and eight pounds and fifteen shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in paragraph (b) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962 ) of subsection (1),

(b) the substitution of “two hundred and thirty-four pounds and fifteen shillings” for “two hundred and twenty-one pounds and fifteen shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in subparagraph (i) of the said paragraph (b),

(c) the substitution of “two hundred and eight pounds and fifteen shillings” for “one hundred and ninety-five pounds and fifteen shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1965), “two hundred and twenty-one pounds and fifteen shillings” for “two hundred and eight pounds and fifteen shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1965) and “two hundred and eight pounds, fifteen shillings and one penny” for “one hundred and ninety-five pounds, fifteen shillings and one penny” (inserted by the Act of 1965) in subparagraph (ii) of the said paragraph (b), and

(d) the substitution for Table B (inserted by the Act of 1966) of the following Table :

“TABLE B

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions

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(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of August, 1967.