Social Welfare Act, 1997

Disability benefit and invalidity pension — changes in title.

17.—(1) Each provision of the Principal Act mentioned in column (1) of Schedule D to this Act is hereby amended in the manner specified in column (2) of that Schedule opposite the mention of that provision in column (1).

(2) Every reference in the Principal Act or any other enactment to—

(a) disability benefit shall be construed as a reference to sickness benefit, and,

(b) invalidity pension shall be construed as a reference to disability pension.