Social Welfare Act, 1990

Amendment of section 3 (1) of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976 .

15.Section 3 (1) of the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976 , is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of “allowance” (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 1989) of the following definition:

“‘allowance’ means deserted wife's allowance under section 195, lone parent's allowance under section 198B or supplementary welfare allowance under section 200 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 ;”.