Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974

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Occupational injuries benefits (new rates).

21.—(1) The Act of 1966 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in section 8 (3) (a) “eight pounds and forty new pence” shall be substituted for “seven pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(b) in section 8 (3) (b) “ten pounds and eighty new pence” shall be substituted for “nine pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(c) in section 9 (7) (a) “seven hundred and forty pounds” shall be substituted for “six hundred and thirty pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(d) the Table annexed to this paragraph shall be substituted for Table I annexed to section 9 (8) (as amended):—

TABLE I

(e) the Table annexed to this paragraph shall be substituted for Table II annexed to section 9 (8) (as amended):—

TABLE II

(f) in section 9 (9) (b) (ii) “£2.16” shall be substituted for “£1.82” and “£1.68” for “£1.42” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(g) in section 10 (1) “five pounds and five new pence” shall be substituted for “four pounds and twenty-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(h) in section 11 (1) “two pounds and twenty new pence” shall be substituted for “one pound and eighty-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973) and “one pound and eighty new pence” shall be substituted for “one pound and fifty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(i) in section 12 (1) (a) “six pounds and fifty-five new pence” shall be substituted for “five pounds and thirty-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(j) in section 12 (1) (b) “seven pounds and seventy-five new pence” shall be substituted for “six pounds and fifty-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(k) in section 13 (1) “£4.15” shall be substituted for “£3.50” (inserted by the Act of 1973) and “eight pounds and thirty new pence” shall be substituted for “seven pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(l) in section 15 (1) (a) (i) “eight pounds and forty new pence” shall be substituted for “seven pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(m) in section 15 (1) (a) (ii) “ten pounds and eighty new pence” shall be substituted for “nine pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(n) in sections 17 (2) and 18 (2) “ten pounds and fifteen new pence” shall be substituted for “eight pounds and sixty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(o) in section 18 (3) “five hundred and twenty-eight pounds” shall be substituted for “four hundred and forty-seven pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(p) in section 19 “two pounds and fifty-five new pence” shall be substituted for “two pounds and fifteen new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973) in each place where it occurs;

(q) in section 20 “four pounds and fifty new pence” shall be substituted for “three pounds and eighty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973) in each place where it occurs, and “ten pounds and fifteen new pence” shall be substituted for “eight pounds and sixty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973) in each place where it occurs;

(r) in section 21 (2) “six pounds and five new pence” shall be substituted for “five pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(s) in section 25 (3) (a) “one pound and sixty-eight new pence” shall be substituted for “one pound and forty-two new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973);

(t) in section 25 (3) (b) “two pounds and sixteen new pence” shall be substituted for “one pound and eighty-two new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1973); and

(u) in section 39 the following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (1):

“(1) Notwithstanding section 2 of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1964, and section 34 of the Principal Act, in an action for damages for personal injuries (including any such action arising out of a contract), there shall in assessing those damages be taken into account, against any loss of earnings or profits which has accrued or probably will accrue to the injured person from the injuries, the value of any rights which have accrued or probably will accrue to him therefrom in respect of injury benefit (disregarding any right in respect of injury benefit payable by virtue of section 10 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974, after the death of the injured person) or disablement benefit (disregarding any increase thereof under section 13 of this Act in respect of constant attendance) for the five years beginning with the time when the cause of action accrued.”.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1974.