Health Contributions Act, 1971
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Health contributions by voluntary contributors. |
5.—(1) In the period beginning on the commencement of this Act and ending on the date specified by order for the purposes of section 3 (2) of this Act, a person who is a voluntary contributor within the meaning of the Act of 1952 shall pay a health contribution in respect of any week for which he pays a voluntary contribution within the meaning of the Act of 1952. | |
(2) The rate of voluntary contribution payable in any case under the Act of 1952 shall be increased by the amount of the health contribution under section 3 (1) (a) of this Act and the health contribution shall be deemed to be a voluntary contribution within the meaning of and for the purposes of the Act of 1952. |