Social Welfare Act, 1980
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Orphan's (non-contributory) pension (new rates and extension of means limit). |
11.—(1) The Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution for section 25 (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1973 ) of the following section: | |
“25.—(1) The weekly rate of orphan's (non-contributory) pension shall be— | ||
(a) where the weekly means of the orphan do not exceed £1, the rate set out in column (2) of Part I of the Eighth Schedule (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1980) to the Social Welfare Act, 1952 , and | ||
(b) where his weekly means exceed £1, that rate reduced by the amount set out in column (2) of Part II of the said Eighth Schedule for each amount (if any) of £1 by which those weekly means exceed £1, any fraction of £1 in those weekly means being treated for this purpose as £1: provided that if the rate calculated pursuant to this subsection at which, but for this proviso, the pension would be payable is less than 50p, the pension shall not be payable. | ||
(2) The means of an orphan shall be calculated in accordance with the rules contained in the Seventh Schedule to the Social Welfare Act, 1952 , and, for the purposes of this section, weekly means shall be the yearly means divided by 52.”. | ||
(2) This section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1980. |