S.I. No. 185/1947 - Unemployment Insurance( Special Benefit) Regulations, 1947.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 185.

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE( SPECIAL BENEFIT) REGULATIONS, 1947.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 13 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1946 (No. 37 of 1946), as adapted by the Social Welfare (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 1) Order, 1947 (S. R. & O., No. 18 of 1947), hereby makes the following regulations :

1. These regulations may be cited as the Unemployment Insurance (Special Benefit) Regulations, 1947.

2. The manner of claim for special benefit shall be as follows—

The claimant shall—

(a) deliver his British unemployment book to an officer of the Department of Social Welfare, and

(b) make a claim in the form set out in the Schedule hereto or in such other manner as the Minister may direct or may accept as sufficient in any special case.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL BENEFIT.

I............................................................ .........................	British Book No.	{	L.O. ....................................
of............................................................ .......................	Serial No. ...........................

hereby apply for Special Benefit. I declare that :—

Day Month Year

(1) (i) My date of birth is............................................................ ............................................................ .....................

(ii) My place of birth is............................................................ ............................................................ ....................

(2) I was last employed by

(i) Name ............................................................ .............	(iv) Capacity in which employed
Address ............................................................ ........	............................................................ ..............
............................................................ .........................	............................................................ ..............
(ii) Business of Employer	(v) Department or Check No.
............................................................ ......................	............................................................ ................
(iii) From.......................................To...........................

(3) I am the rightful holder of the above-numbered Book.

(4) I am unemployed, and unable to obtain suitable employment.

(5) I am capable of and available for work.

(6) I am not in receipt of :—

(i) Any Sickness or Disablement Benefit or Disablement Allowance under the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1942

(ii) Unemployment Assistance under the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1940

(iii) Unemployment Benefit under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920 to 1945

(iv) Out-of-Work Benefit under the Insurance Industry (Unemployment Insurance) Scheme.

(7) Particulars of my Service with the Forces of the United Kingdom are as follows :—

Service No.	Branch of Service (Navy, Army or Air Force)	Rating or Rank	Period of Service	Particulars of Service verified from Discharge Papers
.....................	.....................................	................	From..................	Intls........................................
			To......................	Date......................................

(8) Prior to my service in the Forces of the United Kingdom, I have ordinarily resided at :—	Period of Residence
Address
............................................................ ...........................	From ...............................To ...............................

(9) Since my discharge from the Forces of the United Kingdom I have/have not received Unemployment Benefit in the United Kingdom at Local Office.

Date of Application........................................................... Signature............................................................ ............

S.B. 27.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare, this 25th day of February, 1947.

(Signed) D. J. O'DONOVAN,

Secretary,

Department of Social Welfare.

A person authorised under Sec. 15 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 , to authenticate the seal of the said Minister.