Children's Allowances Act, 1944

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Number 2 of 1944.


CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES ACT, 1944.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Definitions generally.

2.

Regions, appointed day, payment periods for regions and qualifying dates in relation to payment periods.

3.

Children's allowances.

4.

Establishment of panel of referees.

5.

Investigation officers.

6.

Duties and powers of investigation officers.

7.

Deciding officers.

8.

Claims for children's allowances and appeals.

9.

Revision of awards and decisions.

10.

Powers of referees to take evidence on oath.

11.

Repayment of children's allowances overpaid.

12.

Penalty for false statements.

13.

Birth certificates.

14.

Exclusion of children's allowances in assessment of damages under the Fatal Accidents Acts and compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Acts.

15.

Exclusion of children's allowances in reckoning means, etc.

16.

Children's allowances to be inalienable.

17.

Application of Pension Books (Prohibition of Alienation) Act, 1932.

18.

Time limit for obtaining payments on account of children's Allowances.

19.

Power to remove difficulties.

20.

Regulations.

21.

Administrative expenses.

22.

Short title.


Acts Referred to

Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934

No. 9 of 1934

Pension Books (Prohibition of Alienation) Act, 1932

No. 1 of 1932

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Number 2 of 1944.


CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES ACT, 1944.


AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES IN RESPECT OF CHILDREN AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH. [23rd February, 1944.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—