Social Welfare Act, 1970

Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1952.

33.—Section 6 (2) (inserted by the Act of 1960) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for the rate of voluntary contribution set forth in each paragraph mentioned in column (1) of the Table annexed to this section of—

(i) with respect to the period beginning on the 5th day of October, 1970, and ending on the 14th day of February, 1971, such rate as is set forth, opposite the mention of that paragraph in the said column (1), in column (2) of that Table, and

(ii) thereafter, such rate as is so set forth in column (3) of that Table.

TABLE

Paragraph of section 6 (2)

Rate of Contribution

Rate of Contribution

(1)

(2)

(3)

Paragraph (a)

six shillings and four pence

thirty-two new pence

Paragraph (b)

sixteen shillings and three pence

eighty-one new pence