Social Welfare Act, 1993

Periods of interruption of employment to be taken into account in determining entitlement to benefit.

12.—(1) Section 22 (1) (inserted by section 55 of the Act of 1991) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) of the following paragraph:

“(b) before that day has been entitled, in respect of any period of interruption of employment (whether including that day or not) during the period beginning on the date one year immediately prior to that day, to disability benefit for 312 days,”.

(2) This section shall apply to any claim for disability benefit which is made on or after the 5th day of April, 1993.