Social Welfare Act, 1977

Occupational injuries benefits (new rates).

19.—(1) Each rate (inserted by the Act of 1976 as varied by the Regulations of 1976) of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966 mentioned in column (1) of the Table to this section is hereby increased by the substitution for that rate of the rate specified in column (2) of that Table opposite that mention in column (1).

(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1977.

(3) The increases provided for by subsection (1) of this section, in so far as they relate to sections 17 (2), 18 (2), 18 (3), 19, 20 and 21 (2) of the Act of 1966, shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.

TABLE

Rate of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966

Increased rate

(1)

(2)

£11.90

in

section

8 (3) (a)

£13.60

£15.20

8 (3) (b)

£17.40

£1,050.00

9 (7) (a)

£1,200.00

£15.20

in

Table

I

to

section

9 (8)

£17.40

£13.68

£15.66

£12.16

£13.92

£10.64

£12.18

£9·12

in

Table

I

to

section

9 (8)

£10·44

£7·60

£8·70

£6·08

£6·96

£4·56

£5·22

£3·04

£3·48

£11·90

in

Table

II

to

Section

9 (8)

£13·60

£10·71

£12·24

£9·52

£10·88

£8·33

£9·52

£7·14

£8·16

£5·95

£6·80

£4·76

£5·44

£3·57

£4·08

£2·38

£2·72

£3·04

in

Section

9

9

(b)

(ii)

£3·48

£2·38

£2·72

£7·10

in

Section

10 (1)

£8·10

£3·10

11 (1)

£3·55

£2·60

£2·95

£9·50

12 (1) (a)

£10·85

£10·90

12 (1) (b)

£12·45

£5·70

13 (1)

£6·55

£11·40

£13·10

£11·90

15 (1) (a) (i)

£13·60

£15·20

15 (1) (a) (ii)

£17·40

£14·95

17 (2) and 18 (2)

£16·30

£742·00

18 (3)

£850·00

£3·90

19

in

each

place

where

it

accurs

£4·25

£6·65

20

£7·25

£14·95

£16·30

£9·00

21 (2)

£9·80

£2·38

25 (3) (a)

£2·72

£3·04

25 (3) (b)

£3·48