Social Welfare Act, 1989

Prescribed relative allowance may by regulations be paid directly to prescribed relative.

30.—Section 112 of the Principal Act (which relates to the administration of benefit) is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (3) after paragraph (c) of the following paragraph:

“(d) notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, or regulations made thereunder, for enabling the increase for a prescribed relative payable under section 50 (11), 51 (2), 81 (3), 86 (3), 91 (3), 95 (2) or 103 (2), subject to such conditions and in such circumstances as may be prescribed, to be paid directly to the prescribed relative.”.