S.I. No. 300/1974 - Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1974.

S.I. No. 300 of 1974.

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONTRIBUTIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1974.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 and 9 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1974.

2. The Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1973 and these Regulations may be cited collectively as the Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1974.

2. In these Regulations—

"the Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations 1953 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1953 );

"the Regulations of 1961" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1961 ( S.I. No. 139 of 1961 );

"the Regulations of 1970" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 222 of 1970 ).

3. The amount of a contribution, paid in respect of a contribution week commencing on or after the 1st day of July, 1974 to be returned to an insured person shall be—

( a ) under sub-article (1) of article 13A (inserted by the Regulations of 1961) of the Principal Regulations, in respect of old age (contributory) pension,

(i) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 1, 3A, 6 or 7 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.315
(ii) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 2, 2A, or 3 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.285
(iii) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of one pound and sixty-seven pence	£0.77

( b ) under sub-article (1) of article 13D (inserted by the Regulations of 1970) of the Principal Regulations, in respect of retirement pension,

(i) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 1, 2, 2A, 3A, 6 or 7 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.045
(ii) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraph 3 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.065
(iii) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of one pound and sixty-seven pence	£0.25

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 1st day

of October, 1974.

BRENDAN CORISH,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Increased rates of social insurance contributions came into effect from 1st July, 1974. These Regulations determine the amounts of the increased contributions paid in respect of retirement pension to be returned to a person who entered insurance after the age of fifty-five years and who was not insured before that age under the former National Health Insurance Acts. The Regulations also determine the amounts paid in respect of old age (contributory) pension to be returned to a person who had not similarly entered insurance before the age of sixty years.