Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981
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CHAPTER 14 Maternity Grant | ||
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Title to grant. [1952, s. 19] |
104.—(1) Subject to this Act, a woman who has been confined shall be entitled— | |
(a) if she satisfies the contribution conditions in section 105 and her husband does not or if her husband satisfies those contribution conditions and she does not—to one maternity grant, and | ||
(b) if she satisfies those contribution conditions and her husband also satisfies them—to two maternity grants. | ||
(2) For the purposes of this section “husband” includes a widow's late husband where she was pregnant at the time of his death and the benefit is claimed in respect of a confinement resulting from that pregnancy. | ||
[1952, s. 21] | ||
(3) In this Chapter, for the purpose of determining entitlement to maternity grant— | ||
(a) “confinement” means labour resulting in the issue of a living child, or labour after 28 weeks of pregnancy resulting in the issue of a child whether alive or dead, and “confined” shall be construed accordingly, | ||
(b) references to the date of the confinement shall be taken as referring, where labour begun on one day results in the issue of a child on another day, to the date of the issue of the child or, if a woman is confined of twins or a greater number of children, to the date of the issue of the last of them. | ||
(4) In deciding whether or not he shall make an order under the Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930 , for the payment of the expenses incidental to the birth of a child, the Justice shall not take into consideration the fact that the mother of the child is entitled to a maternity grant. |