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Amendment of section 26 (4) of Act of 1952.
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8.—(1) Subsection (4) (inserted by the Act of 1968) of section 26 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—
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(a) the substitution for paragraph (a) of the following paragraph:
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“(a) The weekly rate of old age (contributory) pension and, in the case of a person who has attained the age of 70 years, of widow's (contributory) pension, retirement pension or invalidity pension shall be increased by the amount set out in column (6) of Part I of the Third Schedule to this Act for any period during which—
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(i) the beneficiary is so incapacitated as to require full-time care and attention,
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(ii) there is residing with the beneficiary for the purpose of providing that care and attention a prescribed relative of the beneficiary, and
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(iii) such conditions as may be prescribed are fulfilled.”,
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and
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(b) the deletion of “female” in paragraph (b).
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(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 5th day of October, 1972.
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