Social Welfare Act, 1975

Occupational injuries benefits (new rates and contributions).

15.—(1) The Act of 1966 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in section 8 (3) (a) “£10.20” shall be substituted for “eight pounds and forty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(b) in section 8 (3) (b) “£13.10” shall be substituted for “ten pounds and eighty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(c) in section 9 (7) (a) “£900” shall be substituted for “seven hundred and forty pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(d) the Table to this paragraph shall be substituted for Table I to section 9 (8) (as amended):

TABLE I

Degree of disablement

Weekly Rate

£

100 per cent

13·10

90    ”    ”

11·79

80   ”    ”

10·48

70   ”    ”

9·17

60   ”    ”

7·86

50   ”    ”

6·55

40   ”    ”

5·24

30   ”    ”

3·93

20    ”    ”

2·62

(e) the Table to this paragraph shall be substituted for Table II to section 9 (8) (as amended):

TABLE II

Degree of disablement

Weekly Rate

£

100 per cent

10·20

90   ”    ”

9·18

80   ”    ”

8·16

70   ”    ”

7·14

60   ”    ”

6·12

50   ”    ”

5·10

40   ”    ”

4·08

30   ”    ”

3·06

20   ”    ”

2·04

(f) in section 9 (9) (b) (ii) “£2.62” shall be substituted for “£2.16” and “£2.04” for “£1.68” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(g) in section 10 (1) “£6.10” shall be substituted for “five pounds and five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(h) in section 11 (1) “£2.65” shall be substituted for “two pounds and twenty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974) and “£2.20” shall be substituted for “one pound and eighty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(i) in section 12 (1) (a) “£8.20” shall be substituted for “six pounds and fifty-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(j) in section 12 (1) (b) “£9.40” shall be substituted for “seven pounds and seventy-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(k) in section 13 (1) “£4.95” shall be substituted for “£4.15” (inserted by the Act of 1974) and “£10” shall be substituted for “eight pounds and thirty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(l) in section 15 (1) (a) (i) “£10.20” shall be substituted for “eight pounds and forty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(m) in section 15 (1) (a) (ii) “£13.10” shall be substituted for “ten pounds and eighty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(n) in sections 17 (2) and 18 (2) “£12.30” shall be substituted for “ten pounds and fifteen new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(o) in section 18 (3) “£639” shall be substituted for “five hundred and twenty-eight pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(p) in section 19 “£3.15” shall be substituted for “two pounds and fifty-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974) in each place where it occurs;

(q) in section 20 “£5.45” shall be substituted for “four pounds and fifty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974) in each place where it occurs and “£12.30” shall be substituted for “ten pounds and fifteen new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974) in each place where it occurs;

(r) in section 21 (2) “£7.35” shall be substituted for “six pounds and five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(s) in section 25 (3) (a) “£2.04” shall be substituted for “one pound and sixty-eight new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974);

(t) in section 25 (3) (b) “£2.62” shall be substituted for “two pounds and sixteen new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1974), and

(u) in sections 36 (2) (b) and 36 (3), “12p” shall be substituted for “11p” (inserted by the Act of 1970), and “9p” shall be substituted for “8p” (inserted by the Act of 1970).

(2) Subsections (1) (n), (1) (o), (1) (p), (1) (q) and (1) (r) of this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1975, and the remaining provisions of subsection (1) shall come into operation on the 7th day of April, 1975.