S.I. No. 189/1992 - Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit) Regulations, 1992.

S.I. No. 189 of 1992.

SOCIAL WELFARE (UNEMPLOYMENT 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 section 35 of that Act (as amended by section 29 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 (Unemployment Benefit) Regulations, 1992.

2 Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 20th day of July, 1992.

3 Disqualification for Unemployment Benefit.

3. The amount prescribed for the purposes of subsection (3) (e) of section 35 (as inserted by section 29 of the Social Welfare Act, 1992 ) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 shall be £12,000.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 10th day of July, 1992.

CHARLIE McCREEVY,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Section 29 of the Social Welfare Act, 1992 provides that a person under age 55 who receives moneys in respect of redundancy in excess of a prescribed amount may be disqualified for receiving unemployment benefit for a period of up to nine weeks. These regulations prescribe an amount of £12,000 for the purposes of this disqualification.