Social Welfare Act, 1971

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Number 16 of 1971


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1971


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Increase of rates of old age pensions.

3.

Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.

4.

Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.

5.

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

6.

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

7.

Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1952.

8.

Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1952.

9.

Amendment of section 35 of Act of 1952.

10.

Amendment of section 52 of Act of 1952.

11.

Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1952.

12.

Amendment of Third Schedule to Act of 1952.

13.

Amendment of Seventh Schedule to Act of 1952.

14.

Restriction of section 13 of Act of 1966 and of certain regulations under section 32 of Act of 1952.

15.

Amendment of Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966.

16.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

SCHEDULE


Acts Referred to

Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935

1935, No. 29

Social Welfare Act, 1952

1952, No. 11

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966

1966, No. 24

Social Welfare Act, 1970

1970, No. 12

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964

1964, No. 28

Old Age Pensions Act, 1924

1924, No. 19

Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933

1933, No. 46

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967

1967, No. 18

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960

1960, No. 25

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1960

1960, No. 28

Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966

1966, No. 16

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Number 16 of 1971


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1971


AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1970, THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1970, THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1970, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1952 TO 1970. [14th July, 1971.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: