Social Welfare Act, 1974

Miscellaneous amendments consequential on section 4.

5.—(1) Section 3 of the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935 (inserted by section 109 of the Act of 1952) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) Any question relating to the normal residence of a qualified child shall, for the purposes of this Act and of the Seventh Schedule to the Social Welfare Act, 1952 , as applied by this Act, be decided in accordance with the regulations made under subsection (6) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1974) of section 2 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 .”.

(2) Subsection (1A) (inserted by section 98 of the Act of 1952) of section 4 of the Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1935 , is hereby amended by the substitution for the last paragraph of the following:

“any question relating to the normal residence of a child shall, for the purposes of the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1974, be decided in accordance with the regulations made under subsection (6) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1974) of section 2 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 .”.

(3) Section 1 of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (5):

“(5) Any question relating to the normal residence of a child qualified for the purposes of this Act shall, for the purposes of this Act, be decided in accordance with the regulations made under subsection (6) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1974) of section 2 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 .”.

(4) Section 22 of the Act of 1970 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4):

“(4) Any question relating to the normal residence of a qualified child shall, for the purposes of this section and the regulations thereunder, be decided in accordance with the regulations made under subsection (6) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1974) of section 2 of the Act of 1952.”.

(5) Section 8 of the Act of 1973 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4):

“(4) Any question relating to the normal residence of a qualified child shall, for the purposes of this section and the regulations thereunder, be decided in accordance with the regulations made under subsection (6) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1974) of section 2 of the Act of 1952.”.