Social Welfare Act, 1971

Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1952.

7.—(1) Section 6 (2) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 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 to this subsection of the rate set forth, opposite the mention of that paragraph in the said column (1), in column (2) of that Table.

TABLE

Paragraph of section 6 (2)

Rate of contribution

(1)

(2)

Paragraph (a)

thirty-seven new pence

Paragraph (b)

ninety-one new pence

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of October, 1971.