Social Welfare Act, 1988

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Number 7 of 1988


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1988


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary

Section

1.

Short title, construction and collective citations.

2.

Definitions.

PART II

Increases

3.

Social insurance benefits (new rates).

4.

Social assistance payments (new rates).

5.

Family Income Supplement.

6.

Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceiling).

7.

Employment contributions.

8.

Pay-related benefit.

9.

Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act (regulations for contributions, etc.).

PART III

Social Insurance for the Self-Employed

10.

Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act (interpretation generally).

11.

Insertion of Chapter 1A in Part II of Principal Act.

12.

Amendment of First Schedule to Principal Act.

13.

Amendment of section 78 of Principal Act (old age (contributory) pension).

14.

Amendment of section 93 of Principal Act (widow's (contributory) pension).

15.

Decisions.

16.

Application of provisions of Principal Act relating to self-employed contributors and calculation of contributions.

17.

General Provisions as to Regulations.

18.

Power to remove difficulties.

PART IV

Miscellaneous Amendments

19.

Application of Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, to certain persons.

20.

Provisions relating to prosecutions.

21.

Increase in penalties on conviction on indictment.

22.

Increases of certain fines on summary conviction.

23.

Periods of interruption of employment to be taken into account in ascertaining entitlement to benefit.

24.

Amounts payable for injury benefit and unemployment assistance.

25.

Effect of means on rates of unemployment assistance.

26.

Repeal of provisions relating to payments by local authorities.

27.

Amendment of Employers' Employment Contribution Scheme Act, 1981.

28.

Pre-retirement allowance.

29.

Insurable (occupational injuries) employment.

30.

Conditions for receipt of old age and widow's (contributory) pensions and deserted wife's benefit.

31.

Exchange of information.

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE B


Acts Referred to

Companies Acts, 1963 to 1986

Employers' Employment Contribution Scheme Act, 1981

1981, No. 19

Finance Act, 1969

1969, No. 21

Finance Act, 1972

1972, No. 19

Finance Act, 1975

1975, No. 6

Finance Act, 1980

1980, No. 14

Finance Act, 1986

1986, No. 13

Income Tax Act, 1967

1967, No. 6

Local Government Act, 1941

1941, No. 23

Probation of Offenders Act, 1907

1907, c. 17

Social Welfare Act, 1973

1973, No. 10

Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

1981, No. 1

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1981

1981, No. 3

Social Welfare Act, 1982

1982, No. 2

Social Welfare Act, 1983

1983, No. 6

Social Welfare Act, 1984

1984, No. 5

Social Welfare Act, 1985

1985, No. 5

Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985

1985, No. 14

Social Welfare Act, 1986

1986, No. 8

Social Welfare Act, 1987

1987, No. 2

Social Welfare Acts, 1981 to 1987

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Number 7 of 1988


SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1988


AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1981 TO 1987, AND THE EMPLOYERS' EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTION SCHEME ACT, 1981 . [30th March, 1988]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: