Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003

Orphan's payments — amendment.

9.—(1) The Principal Act is amended—

(a) by substituting the following for section 106:

“106.—(1) Subject to this Act, orphan's (contributory) allowance shall be payable in respect of an orphan if the contribution condition in section 107 is satisfied.

(2) Orphan's (contributory) allowance shall not be payable for any period during which a payment is made under Article 14 of the Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 260 of 1995 ) or Article 14 of the Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 261 of 1995 ).”,

and

(b) by inserting the following after section 148(3):

“(4) A pension shall not be payable in respect of any period during which a payment is made under Article 14 of the Child Care (Placement of Children in Foster Care) Regulations 1995 or Article 14 of the Child Care (Placement of Children with Relatives) Regulations 1995.”.

(2) This section comes into operation on 1 April 2003.