Unemployment Insurance Act, 1946

Determination of claims and questions.

7.—(1) Every claim for special benefit and every question arising thereon shall be determined as if that claim or question were a claim for unemployment benefit or a question arising thereon under the Irish Acts, and every insurance officer and court of referees and the umpire under the Irish Acts shall have, in relation to special benefit, the same powers and duties as those conferred or imposed by the Irish Acts on such insurance officer, court of referees or umpire in relation to unemployment benefit under the Irish Acts.

(2) If any question arises as to whether any increase of special benefit ought to be made under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6 of this Act that question shall be decided as if it were a question arising under section 1 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1922.