Unemployment Insurance Act, 1946

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Number 37 of 1946.


UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT, 1946.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Section

1.

Short title and collective citation.

2.

Definitions.

3.

Commencement of Part II of this Act.

PART II.

Special Benefit.

4.

Right of certain persons to special benefit.

5.

Statutory conditions for receipt of special benefit.

6.

Rates of special benefit and limitation on aggregate amount thereof.

7.

Determination of claims and questions.

8.

Application of certain provisions of the Irish Acts and regulations made thereunder.

9.

Recovery of overpayments.

10.

Restrictions on payment or benefits under the Irish Acts and of unemployment assistance.

11.

Amendment of section 8 of the Act of 1920.

12.

Power of Minister to amend Part II to give effect to modifications of the arrangements.

13.

Regulations.

14.

Expenses.

PART III.

Provisions in Relation to Former Members of the Defence Forces Resident in Northern Ireland.

15.

Provisions in relation to former members of the Defence Forces resident in Northern Ireland.


Acts Referred to

Unemployment Insurance Act, 1926

No. 21 of 1926

Unemployment Insurance Act, 1945

No. 23 of 1945

Unemployment Insurance Act, 1923

No. 17 of 1923

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Number 37 of 1946.


UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT, 1946.


AN ACT TO ENABLE EFFECT TO BE GIVEN IN THE STATE TO CERTAIN CONTEMPLATED ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WHICH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE TO UNDERTAKE TO MEET THE COST OF PAYING BENEFITS, IN RESPECT OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE, TO CERTAIN PERSONS WHO SERVED IN THE FORCES OF THE SAID GOVERNMENT AND TO AMEND THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACTS, 1920 TO 1945. [19th December, 1946.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—