Social Welfare Act, 2000
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Amendments consequential on section 10. |
11.—(1) The Principal Act is amended by— | |
(a) the insertion in section 30(1) after paragraph (e) of the following paragraph: | ||
“(ee) carer's benefit,”, | ||
(b) the insertion in Part I of the Second Schedule (inserted by section 4 of this Act) after the rate of allowance contained at reference 6 of the following rates: | ||
“7. Carer's Benefit: | ||
(a) in the case of a person to whom section 82D(1)(b) applies ... | ||
| 88.50 | — | 13.20 | — | — | — | | ||
(b) in the case of a person to whom section 82D(1)(a) applies | ||
| 132.80 | — | 13.20 | — | — | — |”, | ||
and | ||
(c) the insertion after section 168A (inserted by section 11 of the Act of 1999) of the following section: | ||
“168B.—(1) A relevant person in respect of whose full-time care and attention a carer is entitled to or in receipt of carer's allowance shall attend for or submit to such medical or other examination as may be required in accordance with regulations. | ||
(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may also provide for disqualifying a person for receiving carer's allowance if the relevant person in respect of whose full-time care and attention the allowance is payable fails without good cause to attend for or submit to such medical or other examination as may be required in accordance with those regulations.”. | ||
(2) Each provision of the Principal Act mentioned in column (1) of Schedule C to this Act is amended in the manner specified in column (2) of that Schedule opposite the mention of the provision in column (1). |