Social Welfare Act, 1993

Notification of increase in means.

33.—(1) Where a person is in receipt of assistance or has made a claim for assistance which has not been finally determined, and his means have increased since the date of latest investigation thereof, or, if no such investigation has taken place, since the date of making the claim, the person shall, within such period as may be prescribed, give or cause to be given to the Minister notification in writing of the increase.

(2) A person who fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the repeal of—

(a) section 144 (inserted by section 27 of the Act of 1992), and

(b) subsection (1) (as amended by section 53 of the Act of 1991) of section 172.