S.I. No. 290/1987 - Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987
S.I. No. 290 of 1987. | ||
SOCIAL WELFARE (PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1987 | ||
The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) and by section 20 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 (No. 14 of 1985) hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987. 2. Article 7 of the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (No. 2) Regulations 1986 ( S.I. No. 422 of 1986 ) is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-articles (1) of the following sub-articles— | ||
"(1) An increase in a payment under article 6 of these Regulations shall be paid for the duration of the period of continuous entitlement to that payment or until:— | ||
( a ) the 4th day of January, 1988 in the case of disability benefit, maternity allowance or injury benefit | ||
( b ) the 6th day of January, 1988 in the case of unemployment assistance | ||
( c ) the 7th day of January, 1988 in the case of retirement pension, invalidity pension and unemployment benefit | ||
( d ) the 8th day of January, 1988 in the case of old age (contributory) pension and disablement benefit, | ||
whichever is the shorter." | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 17th day of November 1987. | ||
MICHAEL WOODS, | ||
Minister for Social Welfare. | ||
The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 17th day of November 1987. | ||
RAY MACSHARRY, | ||
Minister for Finance | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
These Regulations provide that the transitional payments being made to persons whose social welfare payments were reduced as a consequence of the revised dependency arrangements introduced under the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 shall continue to be made up to the week commencing 4 January 1988. |