Social Welfare Act, 1980

Occupational injuries benefits (new rates).

20.—(1) Each rate (inserted by the Act of 1979 and varied by the Regulations of 1979) 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 7th day of April, 1980.

(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, 21 (2) and 22 of the Act of 1966, shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1980.

TABLE

Rate of occupational injuries benefit in the Act of 1966

Increased rate

(1)

(2)

£18·60 in section 8 (3) (a)

£22·30

£23·50 in section 8 (3) (b)

£28·20

£1,630 in section 9 (7) (a)

£2,040

£23·50 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£29·40

£21·15 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£26·46

£18·80 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£23·52

£16·45 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£20·58

£14·10 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£17·64

£11·75 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£14·70

£9·40 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£11·76

£7·05 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£8·82

£4·70 in Table I to section 9 (8)

£5·88

£18·60 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£23·25

£16·74 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£20·92

£14·88 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£18·59

£13·02 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£16·26

£11·16 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£13·93

£9·30 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£11·60

£7·44 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£9·27

£5·58 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£6·94

£3·72 in Table II to section 9 (8)

£4·61

£4·70 in section 9 (9) (b) (ii)

£5·88

£3·72 in section 9 (9) (b) (ii)

£4·61

£11·05 in section 10 (1)

£13·25

£4·95 in section 11 (1)

£5·95

£4·10 in section 11 (1)

£4·90

£15·00 in section 12 (1) (a)

£18·00

£17·05 in section 12 (1) (b)

£20·45

£9·40 in section 13 (1)

£11·75

£18·80 in section 13 (1)

£23·50

£18·60 in section 15 (1) (a) (i)

£23·25

£23·50 in section 15 (1) (a) (ii)

£29·40

£22·85 in section 17 (2) and 18 (2)

£28·55

£1,191 in section 18 (3)

£1,489

£6·00 in section 19 in each place where it occurs

£7·50

£10·15 in section 20 in each place where it occurs

£12·70

£22·85 in section 20 in each place where it occurs

£28·55

£13·70 in section 21 (2)

£17·10

£115 in section 22 in each place where it occurs

£175

£3·72 in section 25 (3) (a)

£4·61

£4·70 in section 25 (3) (b)

£5·88