Social Welfare Act, 2000

Disability allowance — improvements.

21.—(1) Section 191B of the Principal Act (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 1996) is amended by the deletion in subsection (3A) (inserted by section 20 of the Act of 1999) of the proviso.

(2) Subsection (1) comes into operation on 3 May 2000.

(3) Rule 1(2)(s) (inserted by section 26 of the Act of 1997) of Part I of the Third Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by the substitution for subparagraph (ii) of the following subparagraph:

“(ii) such amount as may be prescribed of earnings from employment or self-employment of a rehabilitative nature,”.

(4) Subsection (3) comes into operation on such day as the Minister may appoint by order.