Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981
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Regulations. [1908 OAP, s. 10] |
170.—(1) The Minister, in conjunction with the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (so far as relates to the Post Office), may make regulations for the purposes of this Chapter— | |
(a) specifying the evidence to be required as to the fulfilment of statutory conditions; | ||
(b) specifying the manner in which claims to pensions may be made, and the procedure to be followed on the consideration and determination of claims and questions to be considered and determined by social welfare officers and local pension committees or by an appeals officer, and the mode in which any question may be raised as to the continuance, in the case of a pensioner, of the fulfilment of the statutory conditions, and as to the disqualification of a pensioner; and | ||
(c) as to the number, quorum, term of office and proceedings generally of the local pension committee and the use by the committee, with or without payment, of any offices of a local authority, and the provision to be made for the immediate payment of any expenses of the committee which are ultimately to be paid by the Minister. | ||
[1961 MP, s. 6] | ||
(2) The regulations shall provide for enabling claimants for pensions to make their claims and obtain information as respects old age pensions under this Chapter through the Post Office, and for provisionally allowing claims to pensions before the date on which the claimant will become actually entitled to the pension, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be laid down by the regulations, and for making the procedure for considering and determining on any claim for a pension or question with respect to an old age pension under this Chapter as simple as possible. | ||
[1919 OAP, s. 7] | ||
(3) Regulations may also be made for enabling a local pension committee to appoint a person to exercise on behalf of any claimant or pensioner who is, by reason of any mental or other incapacity, unable to act, any right to which that claimant or pensioner may be entitled under this Chapter and to authorise any person so appointed to receive on behalf and for the benefit of the claimant or pensioner any sums payable by way of old age pension. | ||
[1952, s. 84] | ||
(4) Regulations may apply any of the provisions of or made under sections 112 , 113 , 128 , 297 , 298 , 299 and 300 to pensions under this Chapter, and any such application may be either with or without modifications and either in addition to or in substitution for existing provisions of this Chapter or Part VIII . |