Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Modified insurance.

[1952, s. 12; 1974 (No. 3), s. 3]

7.—(1) Regulations may modify the provisions of this Part in their application in the case of—

(a) persons employed in any of the employments specified in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11and 12 of Part I of the First Schedule , or

(b) persons employed in a statutory transport undertaking, or

(c) persons employed as teachers in comprehensive schools established by the Minister for Education, or

(d) persons employed as teachers in national schools under the Rules and Regulations for National Schools, or

(e) persons employed as teachers in training colleges recognised by the Minister for Education for teachers in national schools, or

(f) persons employed as teachers in secondary schools recognised by the Minister for Education under the Rules and Programme for Secondary Schools, or

(g) persons employed as teachers in domestic science training colleges recognised by the Minister for Education, or

(h) persons employed as members of the Army Nursing Service, or

(i) persons employed in voluntary hospitals to which grants are paid from the Hospitals Trust Fund in recoupment of revenue deficits, or

(j) persons employed by voluntary organisations which are providing district nursing services.

[1956 AM, s. 3]

(2) Notwithstanding section 9 (1) and section 10 , regulations for the purposes of this section may provide for employment contributions consisting of employers' contributions only and the said sections shall, so long as regulations so providing are in force, stand modified accordingly.

(3) Regulations for the purposes of this section may modify the provisions of this Part in different ways for male persons and for female persons employed in the same employment.

(4) The provisions of this section are without prejudice to the generality of any other provision of this Part providing for regulations.