S.I. No. 189/1998 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1998.

S.I. No. 189 of 1998.

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONSOLIDATED CONTRIBUTIONS AND INSURABILITY) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) REGULATIONS, 1998.

The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4 and 11 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 (No. 27 of 1993), hereby makes the following Regulations:

1 Citation and construction

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1998.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996 to 1998 shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996 to 1998.

2 Amendment of modified insurance provisions

2. The Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 312 of 1996 ) are hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution in article 86(2) (a) (i) for "£80" of "£100", and

(b) the deletion of paragraph (b) in sub-article 87 (2).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, this 12th day of May, 1998.

DERMOT AHERN,

Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 23rd day of May, 1998.

CHARLIE McCREEVY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for an increase from£80 to£100 in the weekly earnings which are not liable to social insurance contributions in respect of employees paying Class E PRSI i.e. persons employed as Ministers of Religion.

These Regulations further provide for the discontinuance of the Pay Related Benefit rebate in respect of Class H contributions.