S.I. No. 201/1974 - Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) (No. 2) Regulations, 1974.
S.I. No. 201 of 1974. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
SOCIAL WELFARE (DISABILITY AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1974. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 and 28 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) and with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) (No. 2) Regulations, 1974. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) These Regulations shall be included in the collective citation of the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) Regulations, 1953 to 1974. 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 July, 1974. 3. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the First Schedule to the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ) as amended by Article 3 of the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973 ( S.I. No. 183 of 1973 ) :— | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Article 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
"FIRST SCHEDULE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REDUCED RATES OF DISABILITY AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 1st day | |||||||||||||||||||||||
of July, 1974. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BRENDAN CORISH, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister for Social Welfare. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 1st day | |||||||||||||||||||||||
of July, 1974. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RICHIE RYAN, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister for Finance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Consequent on the increase in the maximum rates of disability and unemployment benefit effected by the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974 , these Regulations amend the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ) for the purpose of increasing the reduced rates of benefit payable where the contribution condition in respect of the governing contribution year is only partially satisfied. |