S.I. No. 43/1992 - Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1992.
S.I. No. 43 of 1992. | ||
SOCIAL WELFARE (PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1992. | ||
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, 1992. 2. The Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (No. 2) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 422 of 1986 ) are hereby amended by the substitution for sub-article (1A) of Article 7 (inserted by the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 39 of 1991 )) 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 July, 1992 in the case of disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit and disablement benefit, | ||
( b ) the 28th day of July, 1992 in the case of unemployment assistance, | ||
( c ) the 29th day of July, 1992 in the case of unemployment benefit, retirement pension and invalidity pension, | ||
( d ) the 30th day of July, 1992 in the case of old age (contributory) pension, | ||
whichever is the shorter.". | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 25th | ||
day of February, 1992. | ||
CHARLES McCREEVY, | ||
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 25th | ||
day ofFebruary, 1992. | ||
BERTIE AHERN, | ||
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 the week commencing 27 July, 1992. |