Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960

Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act (contributions generally).

3.—Section 6 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) thereof of the following subsection:

“(2) Voluntary contributions shall be weekly contributions which shall be paid by voluntary contributors who are under pensionable age at the rate—

(a) in case they were, immediately before ceasing to be employed contributors, insured under this Act for the purposes only of widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance but of no other benefit, of two shillings and sixpence for a contribution week, and

(b) in case they were, immediately before ceasing to be employed contributors, insured under this Act for the purposes of widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance and of other benefits, of four shillings and ninepence for a contribution week,

in the case of both male voluntary contributors and of female voluntary contributors.”