S.I. No. 479/1997 - Maintenance Allowances (Increased Payment) Regulations, 1997

S.I. No. 479 of 1997.

MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES (INCREASED PAYMENT) REGULATIONS, 1997

The Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers vested in him by Section 5 and Section 44 (subsection 5) of the Health Act, 1947 , (No. 28 of 1947), as adapted by the Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order (S.I. 308 of 1997), hereby makes the following regulations:

1 Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Maintenance Allowances (Increased Payment) Regulations, 1997.

2 Rate of Payment

2. Where a person is or becomes entitled to payment under sub-section (3) of Section 44 of the Health Act, 1947 in accordance with the Infectious Diseases (Maintenance Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 234 of 1997 ), any amount so payable in respect of the week ending 5 December, 1997 to or in respect of himself or his dependants shall be increased by a sum equal to seventy per cent of that amount or £20.00 whichever is the greater.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health and Children this 28th day November, 1997.

Brian Cowen,

Minister for Health and Children

The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 3rd day December, 1997.

Charlie McCreevy

MINISTER FOR FINANCE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of these Regulations is to increase, in respect of the week ending 5 December, 1997 the maximum weekly rate of maintenance allowance payable under Section 44 of the Health Act, 1947 by a sum equal to seventy per cent of that amount or £20.00, whichever is the greater.