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S.I. No. 96/1996 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1996

S.I. No. 96 of 1996.

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED PAYMENTS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1996

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 (No. 27 of 1993), Rule 1(2) (s) (inserted by section 23 of the Social Welfare Act 1996 (No. 7 of 1996)) of Part I and Rule 1(4) (r) (inserted by section 37 of the Social Welfare Act, 1996 ) of Part II of the Third Schedule to the said Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1 Citation and construction

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1996.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 to 1996 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations, 1994 to 1996.

2 Interpretation.

2. In these Regulations, "the Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 417 of 1994 ).

3 Miscellaneous provisions for assessment of means.

3. The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by the insertion after article 88 of the following article:

"Rural environment protection scheme-disregard of income.

88A. In assessing the means of a person for the purposes of unemployment assistance, pre-retirement allowance and old age (non-contributory) pension, the amount to be disregarded in respect of annual income received by way of moneys paid to that person under a scheme administered by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry and known as the Rural Environment Protection Scheme, shall be the first £2,000 of such annual income in excess of any expenses necessarily incurred in that year.".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare

this 4th day of April, 1996

PROINSIAS DE ROSSA

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations provide for the exemption of the first £2,000 of income per year from the Rural Environment Scheme (REPS) in the assessment of means for Unemployment Assistance, Pre-Retirement Allowance and Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension.