S.I. No. 219/1973 - Social Welfare (Payments To Appointed Persons) (No. 2) Regulations, 1973.


S.I. No. 219 of 1973.

SOCIAL WELFARE (PAYMENTS TO APPOINTED PERSONS) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1973.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 and 47 (as amended by section 9 of the Social Welfare Act, 1972 (No. 15 of 1972)) of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) and by section 8 of the Social Welfare Act, 1973 (No. 10 of 1973), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Payments to Appointed Persons) (No. 2) Regulations, 1973.

2. In these Regulations—

"the Minister" means the Minister for Social Welfare;

"the Act of 1973" means the Social Welfare Act, 1973 (No. 10 of 1973).

3. Article 16A of the Social Welfare (Claims and Payments) Regulations, 1952 ( S.I. No. 374 of 1952 ) (inserted by article 2 of the Social Welfare (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations, 1972 ( S.I. No. 277 of 1972 )), modified in the manner appearing in article 4 of these Regulations shall apply to an allowance under section 8 of the Act of 1973.

4. (1) The Minister may, where it appears to him that the circumstances so warrant, appoint a person to receive and deal with, on behalf of an applicant, in respect of an allowance under section 8 of the Act of 1973, so much of the allowance as would be payable to the applicant by way of child's (non-contributory) allowance under the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1973, if she were a widow.

(2) The following provisions shall apply to every appointment made by the Minister under this article:—

( a ) the Minister may at any time revoke the appointment,

( b ) the person appointed may resign on giving to the Minister one month's notice of his intention to do so.

(3) A person appointed under this article may receive and deal with, on behalf of the applicant, so much of the allowance as is payable to the appointed person by virtue of paragraph (1) of this article and the receipt of such person shall be a good discharge to the Minister for any sums paid to such person on behalf of the applicant.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 24th day of July, 1973.

BRENDAN CORISH,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide, in relation to the payment of allowances under section 8 of the Social Welfare Act, 1973 , i.e. social assistance allowances for unmarried mothers, that the Minister may, where it appears to him that the circumstances so warrant, appoint a person to receive and deal with, on behalf of the applicant, so much of the allowance as is or is prescribed in the Regulations to be in respect of child dependants.