Health Contributions Act, 1979
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Definitions. |
1.—In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1970” means the Health Act, 1970 ; | ||
“the Collector-General” means the Collector-General appointed under section 162 of the Income Tax Act, 1967 ; | ||
“contribution year” means a year of assessment within the meaning of the Income Tax Acts; | ||
“emoluments” means emoluments to which Chapter IV of Part V of the Income Tax Act, 1967 , but without regard to section 192 of that Act, applies, other than payments under— | ||
(a) the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1978, | ||
(b) the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1978, | ||
(c) the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1978; | ||
“employed contributor”, “employment contributions” and “employer's contribution”have the same meanings respectively as in the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1978; | ||
“health board” means a health board established under the Act of 1970; | ||
“health contributions” has the meaning assigned to it by section 4 of this Act; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Health. |