S.I. No. 39/1991 - Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.

S.I. No. 39 of 1991.

SOCIAL WELFARE (PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1991.

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) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.

2. In these Regulations "the Regulations of 1990" means the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1990 ( S.I. No. 178 of 1990 ).

3. The Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (No. 2) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 422 of 1986 ) are hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of relevant date of adjustment contained in article 3 (inserted by article 3 of the Regulations of 1990):—

"'relevant date of adjustment' means—

(a) the 24th day of July, 1991 in the case of unemployment assistance,

(b) the 25th day of July, 1991 in the case of unemployment benefit, retirement pension, invalidity pension and pre-retirement allowance,

(c) the 26th day of July, 1991 in the case of old age (contributory) pension,

(d) the 29th day of July, 1991 in the case of disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit and disablement benefit.",

(b) the substitution in sub-article (a) of article 6A (as amended by article 3 of the Regulations of 1990) of "the sum of £12" for "the sum of £14",

(c) the substitution in sub-article (b) (i) of article 6A (as amended by article 3 of the Regulations of 1990) of "£6," for "£7,", and

(d) the substitution for sub-article (1A) of article 7 (inserted by article 3 of the Regulations of 1990) of the following sub-article;—

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

(a) the 26th day of February, 1992 in the case of unemployment assistance,

(b) the 27th day of February, 1992 in the case of unemployment benefit, retirement pension, invalidity pension and pre-retirement allowance,

(c) the 28th day of February, 1992 in the case of old age (contributory) pension,

(d) the 2nd day of March, 1992 in the case of disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit and disablement benefit,

whichever is the shorter.".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this

18th day of February, 1991.

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

18th day of February, 1991.

ALBERT REYNOLDS.

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 will continue to be made up the end of February, 1992.

The Regulations also provide that the transitional payments of £14 and £7 will be reduced to £12 and £6 respectively with effect from the last week in July, 1991.