S.I. No. 112/1947 - National Health Insurance (Additional Benefits) Regulations, 1947.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 112.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (ADDITIONAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS, 1947.

The Minister for Social Welfare in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1947, and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling, by this, his Order, makes the following Regulations :—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Insurance (Additional Benefits) Regulations, 1947.

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires :— the expression " the Society " means Cumann an Árachais Náisiúnta ar Shláinte.

3. For the purposes of sub-section (5) of section 4 of the National Health Insurance Act, 1942 (No. 5 of 1942) the conditions relating to the period of membership of the Society and the number of contributions paid during that period shall be as follows :—

(1) that the member has been a member of the Society for not less than three years from the date of his last entry into insurance ; and

(2) that not less than 104 contributions have been paid by or in respect of the member during the period of such membership.

4. (1) These Regulations shall come into operation and have effect as on and from the 1st day of April, 1947.

(2) The National Health Insurance (Additional Benefits) Regulations, 1942 (S. R. & O., 1942, No. 431), are hereby revoked with effect as on and from the 1st day of April, 1947, but without prejudice to any right or privilege acquired or accrued or any penalty, obligation or liability incurred under them prior to that date.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 1st day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven.

SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN,

Minister for Social Welfare.