S.I. No. 279/1975 - Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (Amendment of Rates of Weekly Contributions and Supplementary Benefit) Regulations, 1975.
S.I. No. 279 of 1975. | ||||||||||||||
INSURANCE (INTERMITTENT UNEMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1942 (AMENDMENT OF RATES OF WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT) REGULATIONS, 1975. | ||||||||||||||
The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 46 of the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (No. 7 of 1942), and the Social Welfare (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 1) Order, 1947 (S.R. & O., No. 18 of 1947), and with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (Amendment of Rates of Weekly Contributions and Supplementary Benefit) Regulations, 1975. | ||||||||||||||
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of December, 1975. 2. The Second Schedule to the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (No. 7 of 1942) as amended by the Decimal Currency (Daily Rates of Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Unemployment Assistance and Occupational Injuries Benefit and weekly rates of Intermittent Unemployment Insurance Contributions) Order, 1971 ( S.I. No. 46 of 1971 ) is hereby amended— | ||||||||||||||
( a ) by substituting a weekly rate of contribution of 16 new pence for each such rate of 7 new pence and | ||||||||||||||
( b ) by substituting a weekly rate of contribution of 15 new pence for each such rate of 6 new pence and | ||||||||||||||
( c ) by substituting a weekly rate of contribution of 5 new pence for each such rate of 2 new pence. 3. The Third Schedule to the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (No. 7 of 1942), as amended by the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (Amendment of Rates of Supplementary Benefit) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1971 ), is hereby amended— | ||||||||||||||
( a ) by substituting an hourly rate of supplementary benefit of 65 new pence for the rate of 30 new pence and | ||||||||||||||
( b ) by substituting an hourly rate of supplementary benefit of 59 new pence for the rate of 25 new pence and | ||||||||||||||
( c ) by substituting an hourly rate of supplementary benefit of 22 new pence for the rate of 10 new pence. | ||||||||||||||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 27th day of November, 1975. | ||||||||||||||
BRENDAN CORISH, | ||||||||||||||
Minister for Social Welfare. | ||||||||||||||
The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing regulations. | ||||||||||||||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 27th day of November, 1975. | ||||||||||||||
RICHIE RYAN, | ||||||||||||||
Minister for Finance. | ||||||||||||||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||||||||||||||
The effect of the Regulations is to increase (a) the weekly "Wet Time" contributions payable by persons insured under the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 , and their employers and (b) the hourly rates of "Wet Time" benefit payable under the Act. | ||||||||||||||
The weekly contributions and hourly benefit rates are fixed by these Regulations at the following rates from 1st December, 1975:— | ||||||||||||||
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