Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966
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Death benefit—increase of pension of widow or widower for child or children qualified for purposes of this Act. |
19.—The weekly rate of a pension under section 17 or section 18 of this Act shall be increased by thirteen shillings in respect of a child qualified for the purposes of this Act or each of two children so qualified who normally resides or reside with the beneficiary and who— | |
(a) normally resided with the beneficiary or the deceased immediately before the death of the deceased, or | ||
(b) being a child, grand-child or step-child, or children, grand-children or step-children, of the deceased or of the beneficiary, became normally resident with the beneficiary subsequent to the death of the deceased, or | ||
(c) was or were adopted by the beneficiary pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Acts, 1952 and 1964, subsequent to the death of the deceased, | ||
and, in addition, where there are more than two such children, by eight shillings in respect of each such child in excess of two. |