Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1987

Amendment of section 18 of Principal Act (entitlement to disability benefit).

16.—(1) Section 18 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—

(a) the insertion after subsection (4) (f) (inserted by section 10 of the Act of 1986) of the following paragraph:

“(g) any two periods of incapacity for work separated by a period in respect of which an insured person is being paid by his employer in respect of holiday leave shall be treated as one period of incapacity for work.”,

and

(b) the insertion after subsection (6) of the following subsection:

“(7) A person who was in receipt of maternity allowance under section 24 on any of the three days prior to the day in respect of which a claim for disability benefit is made shall not be entitled to disability benefit for the first three days of incapacity for work in respect of such claim.”.

(2) Subsection (1) (b) of this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1988.