S.I. No. 113/1978 - Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1978.

S.I. No. 113 of 1978.

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONTRIBUTIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1978.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 3 , 7 and 9 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1978.

(2) The Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1977 and these Regulations may be cited collectively as the Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1978.

2. In these Regulations—

"the Act" means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952);

"the Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1953 );

"the Regulations of 1961" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1961 ( S.I. No. 139 of 1961 );

"the Regulations of 1970" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 222 of 1970 );

"the Regulations of 1977" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 126 of 1977 ).

3. The amount of a contribution in respect of old age (contributory) pension to be returned to an insured person under sub-article (1) of article 13A (inserted by the Regulations of 1961) of the Principal Regulations (as amended by the Regulations of 1977) in respect of a contribution week commencing on or after the 3rd day of April 1978 shall be—

(i) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 1, 3A, 6 or 7 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.60
(ii) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 2, 2A, 3 or 8 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.57
(iii) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of three pounds and seventy six pence	£1.64
(iv) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of two pounds and thirty pence	£1.64

4. The amount of a contribution in respect of retirement pension to be returned to an insured person under sub-article (1) of article 13D (inserted by the Regulations of 1970) of the Principal Regulations (as amended by the Regulations of 1977) in respect of a contribution week commencing on or after the 3rd day of April, 1978, shall be—

(i) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 1, 2, 2A, 3A, 6 or 7 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.175
(ii) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraphs 3 or 8 of the Second Schedule to the Act	£0.195
(iii) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of three pounds and seventy six pence	£0.65
(iv) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of two pounds and thirty pence	£0.65

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this

12th day of April, 1978.

CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Social Welfare Act 1978 provides for new rates of social insurance contributions. These Regulations determine the amounts of the new rates paid in respect of retirement and old age (contributory) pension to be returned to a person who entered insurance after the prescribed age and who was not insured before that age under the former National Health Insurance Acts. The prescribed age is fifty-five for retirement pension purposes. In the case of old age (contributory) pension, the prescribed age is sixty for persons born before 1st July 1917, fifty-eight for persons born in the period from 1st July 1917 to 31st March 1919, fifty-seven for persons born in the period from 1st April 1919 to 30th September 1922 and fifty-six for persons born on or after 1st October 1922.