S.I. No. 84/1975 - Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1975.

S.I. No. 84 of 1975.

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONTRIBUTIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1975.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 , 7 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, 1975.

(2) The Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1974 and these Regulations may be cited collectively as the Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1975.

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. (1) Subject to sub-article (2) of this article, sub-article (1) of article 13A (inserted by the Regulations of 1961) of the Principal Regulations shall be construed in the case of a person who attains the age of 57 years on or after the 1st day of July, 1974 as if "the age of fifty-eight" were substituted for "the age of sixty".

(2) Sub-article (1) of the said article 13A shall be construed in the case of a person who attains the age of 56 years on or after the 1st day of April, 1975, as if "the age of fifty-seven" were substituted for "the age of sixty" and sub-article (1) of this article shall not apply in the case of such a person on his attaining the age of fifty-seven years.

4. The amount of a contribution in respect of old age (contributory) pension to be returned to an insured person under sub-article (1) of article 13A of the Principal Regulations shall be—

( a ) in respect of a contribution week commencing on or after the 7th day of April, 1975,

(i) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 1, 3A, 6 or 7 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.39
(ii) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 2, 2A or 3 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.36
(iii) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of two pounds and seventeen pence	£1.005
(iv) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of one pound and thirty-four pence	£1.005
( b ) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of eighty pence for the period commencing on the 1st day of April, 1974 and ending on the 30th day of June, 1974	£0.58
( c ) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of one pound and three pence for the period commencing on the 1st day of July, 1974 and ending on the 6th day of April, 1975	£0.77

5. The amount of a contribution in respect of retirement pension to be returned to an insured person under sub-article (1) of Article 13D (inserted by the Regulations of 1970) of the Principal Regulations shall be—

( a ) in respect of a contribution week commencing on or after the 7th day of April, 1975,

(i) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 1, 2, 2A, 3A, 6 or 7 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.07
(ii) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraph 3 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.09
(iii) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of two pounds and seventeen pence	£0.325
(iv) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of one pound and thirty-four pence	£0.325
( b ) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of eighty pence for the period commencing on the 1st day of April, 1974 and ending on the 30th day of June, 1974	£0.21
( c ) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of one pound and three pence for the period commencing on the 1st day of July, 1974 and ending on the 6th day of April, 1975	£0.25

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 23rd day of April, 1975.

BRENDAN CORISH,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Social Welfare Act, 1975 , provides for new rates of social insurance contributions. These Regulations determine the amounts of the new rates paid in respect of retirement and old age (contributory) pension to be returned to a person who entered insurance after the prescribed age and who was not insured before that age under the former National Health Insurance Acts. The prescribed age is fifty-five for retirement pension purposes. In the case of old age (contributory) pension, the prescribed age is sixty for persons born before 1st July, 1917, fifty-eight for persons born in the period from 1st July, 1917 to 31st March, 1919 and fifty-seven for persons born on or after 1st April, 1919.