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Old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension — self-employment contributions.
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20.—(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by—
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(a) the insertion after section 79 (as amended by section 10 of the Act of 1992) of the following section:
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“79A.—(1) A person, having been a self-employed contributor, shall not be regarded as having satisfied the contribution conditions contained in section 79 unless all self-employment contributions payable by him in accordance with section 17C have been paid.
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may, if he is satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case it would be appropriate to do so, direct that subsection (1) shall not be applied in that case.”,
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(b) the insertion after section 93A (inserted by section 14 of the Act of 1988) of the following section:
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“93B.—(1) Where the insurance record of a person, who, having been a self-employed contributor, is being used to establish entitlement to widow's (contributory) pension, the contribution conditions contained in section 93 shall not be regarded as having been satisfied unless all self-employment contributions payable by him in accordance with section 17C have been paid.
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may, if he is satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case it would be appropriate to do so, direct that subsection (1) shall not be applied in that case.”.
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(2) This section shall apply to any claim for pension under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of Part II of the Principal Act, made on or after the 6th day of April, 1993.
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