Social Welfare Act, 1959

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Number 13 of 1959.


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1959.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Increase of rates of old age pensions.

2.

Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.

3.

Increase of rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.

4.

Short title, commencement and collective citations.


Acts Referred to

Social Welfare Act, 1952

1952, No. 11

Social Welfare Act, 1957

1957, No. 8

Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933

1957, No. 46

Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935

1935, No. 29

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Number 13 of 1959.


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1959.


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASES IN THE RATES OF PENSIONS UNDER THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1957, UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1957, AND WIDOWS' (NON-CONTRIBUTORY) PENSIONS UNDER THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1957. [16th June, 1959.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—