Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960

Disqualifications for pensions under Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1959.

20.—(1) Receipt of old age (contributory) pension by a person shall be a disqualification for the receipt by that person of a pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1959.

(2) A person to whom benefit under subsection (3) (inserted by this Act) of section 26 of the Principal Act is payable or in respect of whom the weekly rate of old age (contributory) pension payable to another person is increased by virtue of subsection (2) of that section shall be disqualified, in respect of any period in respect of which the said benefit under the said subsection (3) is payable to him or the weekly rate of such pension payable to such other person is so increased, for receiving a pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1959.

(3) A person who has attained pensionable age and is in receipt of a widow's (contributory) pension shall be disqualified for receiving a pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1959 in respect of any period in respect of which she is in receipt of the widow's (contributory) pension.