Social Welfare Act, 1991

Entitlement to unemployment benefit and assistance.

50.—(1) Section 29 (1) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) of the following paragraphs:

“(b) he satisfies the contribution conditions in section 30, and

(c) he proves unemployment in the prescribed manner.”.

(2) Section 138 (1) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (a) of the following paragraph:

“(a) that he is unemployed and has made application for unemployment assistance in the prescribed manner and proves unemployment in the prescribed manner;”.

(3) This section shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders and different days may be so appointed for different provisions of this section.