Social Welfare Act, 1948

Amendment of section 1 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1922, and paragraph 4 of the Second Schedule to the Scheme.

29.—(1) Subsection (1) of section 1 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1922, shall be construed and have effect—

(a) as if for the words “five shillings”, where they occur, there were substituted the words “seven shillings and sixpence”, and

(b) as if for the words “one shilling” there were substituted the words “two shillings and sixpence”.

(2) Paragraph 4 of the Second Schedule to the Scheme shall be construed and have effect—

(a) as if for the words “five shillings”, where they occur, there were substituted the words “seven shillings and sixpence”, and

(b) as if for the words “one shilling” there were substituted the words “two shillings and sixpence”.