S.I. No. 351/1987 - Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987.

S.I. No. 351 of 1987.

SOCIAL WELFARE (PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS) (NO. 2) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1987.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) and by section 20 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 (No. 14 of 1985) hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987.

2. In these Regulations—

"The Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (No. 2) Regulations, 1986 (S.I. 422 of 1986).

3. Article 7 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-article (1), as amended by the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987, (S.I. 290 of 1987) of the following sub-article:

"(1) An increase in a payment under article 6 of these Regulations shall be paid for the duration of the period of continuous entitlement to that payment or until:

( a ) the 4th day of April, 1988 in the case of disability benefit, maternity allowance or injury benefit;

( b ) the 6th day of April, 1988 in the case of unemployment assistance;

( c ) the 7th day of April, 1988 in the case of retirement pension, invalidity pension and unemployment benefit;

( d ) the 8th day of April, 1988 in the case of old age (contributory) pension and disablement benefit, whichever is the shorter."

4. Article 9 of the Principal Regulations is amended by the deletion of the words "or until the first anniversary of the relevant effective date whichever is the earlier".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 31st day of December 1987.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 31st day of December 1987.

RAY MACSHARRY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide that the transitional payments being made to persons whose social welfare payments were reduced as a consequence of the revised dependency arrangements introduced under the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 shall continue to be made up to week the commencing 4 April, 1988.

The Regulations also provide that where, prior to the introduction of the new dependancy arrangements, in calculating the means of a person with a working spouse an amount was allowed to him by reason of his status as head of the household, that amount may continue to be allowed for as long as the person continues to be entitled to payment.