S.I. No. 163/1992 - Social Welfare (Disability Benefit) Regulations, 1992.


S.I. No. 163 of 1992.

SOCIAL WELFARE (DISABILITY BENEFIT) REGULATIONS, 1992.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 , (No. 1 of 1981) and by section 19 of that Act (as amended by section 32 of the Social Welfare Act, 1992 (No. 5 of 1992) ) hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1 Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Disability Benefit) Regulations, 1992.

2 Interpretation.

2. In these Regulations "relevant contribution year" means the last complete contribution year before the beginning of the benefit year which includes the day for which the benefit is claimed.

3 Commencement.

3. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1992.

4 Contribution conditions.

4. Where a person would be entitled to disability benefit but for the fact that he does not satisfy the requirement contained in paragraph (b) of section 19 (1) of the Principal Act (as amended by section 32 of the Social Welfare Act, 1992 ) that there must be qualifying contributions in respect of at least 13 contribution weeks in the relevant contribution year, that person shall be entitled to disability benefit if he has qualifying contributions in respect of at least 13 contribution weeks in either of the two contribution years preceding the relevant contribution year or in a subsequent contribution year.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 17th day of June, 1992.

CHARLIE McCREEVEY,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 17th day of June, 1992.

BERTIE AHERN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

One of the qualifying conditions for entitlement for disability benefit is that the claimant has 13 qualifying contributions in the governing contribution year. These Regulations provide that a person who fails to satisfy this condition will qualify if he has 13 paid contributions in either of the two contribution years preceding the governing contribution year or in a subsequent contribution year. This provision will come into operation on the 1st of July, 1992.