Social Welfare Act, 1996

Old age (contributory) and retirement pensions — conditions for receipt.

26.—(1) Section 84 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (14) of the following subsection:

“(14) Regulations may provide, subject to subsection (15), for entitling to old age (contributory) pension a relevant person who would be entitled thereto but for the fact that the contribution condition set out in subsection (1)(c) is not satisfied and who, in respect of any period, has been employed mainly in one or more of the employments in respect of which employment contributions at the rate specified in Article 5(2)(a), 6(2)(a) or 7(2)(a) of the Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) Regulations, 1991 to 1995, were paid.”.

(2) Section 89 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (6) of the following subsection:

“(6) Regulations may provide, subject to subsection (7), for entitling to retirement pension a relevant person who would be entitled thereto but for the fact that the contribution condition set out in subsection (1)(c) is not satisfied and who, in respect of any period, has been employed mainly in one or more of the employments in respect of which employment contributions at the rate specified in Article 5(2)(a), 6(2)(a) or 7(2)(a) of the Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) Regulations, 1991 to 1995, were paid.”

(3) Each provision of the Principal Act mentioned in column (1) of Schedule F to this Act is hereby amended in the manner specified in column (2) of that Schedule opposite the mention of that provision in column (1).