Social Welfare Act, 1977

Short title, construction and collective citation.

23.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1977.

(2) This Act—

(a) in so far as it amends and extends the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1977,

(b) in so far as it amends and extends the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1977,

(c) in so far as it amends and extends the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1977,

(d) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1977, and

(e) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1976, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1977.


Acts Referred to

Old Age Pensions Act, 1908

1908, c.40

Old Age Pensions Act, 1932

1932, No. 18.

Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933

1933, No. 46.

Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935

1935, No. 29.

Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1935

1935, No. 38.

Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946

1946, No. 8.

Social Welfare Act, 1952

1952, No. 11.

Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Act, 1952

1952, No. 12.

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960

1960, No. 25.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962

1962, No. 17.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964

1964, No. 28.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965

1965, No. 20.

Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966

1966, No. 16.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966

1966, No. 24.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967

1967, No. 18.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969

1969, No. 19.

Social Welfare Act, 1970

1970, No. 12.

Social Welfare Act, 1973

1973, No. 10.

Social Welfare Act, 1974

1974, No. 12.

Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1974

1974, No. 14.

Social Welfare Act, 1975

1975, No. 1.

Social Welfare Act, 1976

1976, No. 6.