Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960

Amendment of Second Schedule to Principal Act (rates of employment contributions).

14.—(1) The Second Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended by—

(i) the insertion of “3A,” after “paragraphs 2, 3,” (inserted by the Regulations of 1956) in paragraph 1 thereof,

(ii) the substitution of “4s. 6d.” for “2s. 9d.” (inserted by the Act of 1956) and of “3s. 5d.” for “1s. 8d.” (inserted by the Act of 1956) in subparagraph (a) of the said paragraph 1,

(iii) the substitution of “4s. 6d.” for “2s. 9d.” (inserted by the Act of 1956) and of “4s. 2d.” for “2s. 5d.” (inserted by the Act of 1956) in subparagraph (b) of the said paragraph 1,

(iv) the substitution of “2s. 6d.” for “1s. 7d.” (inserted in both subparagraphs by the Act of 1956) in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 thereof,

(v) the deletion in paragraph 3 thereof of “or domestic service” and the substitution of “1s. 9d.” for “11d.” (inserted by the Act of 1956) in subparagraph (a) of the said paragraph 3 and of “2s. 6d.” for “1s. 7d.” (inserted by the Act of 1956) in subparagraph (b) of the said paragraph 3,

(vi) the insertion after the said paragraph 3 of the following paragraph:

“3A. In case the employment is of a female employed contributor and is mainly in domestic service, there shall be special rate employment contributions as follows:

(a) payable by the employed contributor:

2s.

6d.

(b) payable by the employer:

3s.

3d.”,

(vii) the substitution of “1s. 3d.” for “1s. 0d.” in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 4 (inserted by the Regulations of 1956) thereof,

(viii) the substitution of “1s. 3d.” for “1s. 0d.” in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 5 (inserted by the Regulations of 1956) thereof,

(ix) the substitution of “2s. 9d.” for “1s. 0d.” in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 6 (inserted by the Regulations of 1956) thereof,

(x) the substitution of “4s. 2d.” for “2s. 5d.” in subparagraph (b) of the said paragraph 6,

(xi) the substitution of “2s. 9d.” for “1s. 0d.” in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 7 (inserted by the Regulations of 1956) thereof, and

(xii) the substitution of “3s. 3d.” for “1s. 6d.” in subparagraph (b) of the said paragraph 7.

(2) In this section “the Act of 1956” means the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1956 .