S.I. No. 183/1973 - Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973.

S.I. No. 183 of 1973.

SOCIAL WELFARE (DISABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND MARRIAGE BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1973.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 3 and 28 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) and with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 to 1972, may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 to 1973.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 2 July, 1973.

3. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the First Schedule to the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ) as amended by Article 3 of the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1972 ( S.I. No. 244 of 1972 ):—

Article 4

"FIRST SCHEDULE

Reduced Rates of Disability and Unemployment Benefit

(1)	(2)	(3)
	Full weekly rate of benefit applicable under
	Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act as
	amended by the Social Welfare Act, 1973
	(No. 10 of 1973)
£6·55	£5·35
Number of employment contributions paid or credited in respect of the relevant contribution year.	Reduced rate at which benefit is payable.
41-47	£6·15	£5·05
33-40	£5·75	£4·80
26-32	£5·40	£4·55

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Welfare this 2nd day of July, 1973.

BRENDAN CORISH,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 2nd day of July, 1973.

RICHIE RYAN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Consequent on the increase in the maximum rates of disability and unemployment benefit effected by the Social Welfare Act, 1973 , these Regulations amend the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ) for the purpose of increasing the reduced rates of benefit payable where the contribution condition in respect of the governing contribution year is only parially satisfied.