S.I. No. 232/1970 - Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970.
S.I. No. 232 of 1970. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
SOCIAL WELFARE (DISABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND MARRIAGE BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1970. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 and 28 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) and with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following Regulations:— 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) These Regulations shall be included in the expression " the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 to 1970 ". 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 5th October, 1970. 3. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the First Schedule to the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ) as amended by article 3 of the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 257 of 1969 ) :— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
" FIRST SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Article 4. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reduced Rates of Disability and Unemployment Benefit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30th day of September, 1970. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
JOSEPH BRENNAN, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister for Social Welfare. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
day of September, 1970. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
SEÁN Ó LOINSIGH, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister for Finance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Consequent on the increase in the maximum rates of disability and unemployment benefit effected by the Social Welfare Act, 1970 , these Regulations amend the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ) for the purpose of increasing the reduced rates of benefit payable where the contribution condition in respect of the governing contribution year is only partially satisfied. |