S.I. No. 354/1989 - Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1989.
S.I. No. 354 of 1989. | ||
SOCIAL WELFARE (PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) (No. 3) REGULATIONS, 1989. | ||
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) (No. 3) Regulations, 1989. 2. The Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (No. 2) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 422 of 1986 ) are hereby amended by the substitution for sub-article (1A) of article 7 (as substituted by the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 186 of 1989 )) of the following sub-article:— | ||
"(1A) An increase in a payment under article 6A of these Regulations shall be paid for the duration of the period of continuous entitlement to that payment or until:— | ||
( a ) the 26th day of June, 1990 in the case of unemployment assistance, | ||
( b ) the 27th day of June, 1990 in the case of unemployment benefit, | ||
( c ) the 1st day of July, 1990 in the case of disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit and disablement benefit, | ||
( d ) the 4th day of July, 1990 in the case of retirement pension and invalidity pension, | ||
( e ) the 5th day of July, 1990 in the case of old age (contributory) pension, whichever is the shorter.". | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this | ||
21st day of December, 1989. | ||
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 21st day of December, 1989. | ||
ALBERT REYNOLDS, | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
These Regulations provide that the transitional payments being made to person 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 25th of June, 1990. |