Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Supplementary provisions.

[1952, s. 21]

28.—(1) For the purposes of this Chapter—

(a) “confinement” means labour resulting in the issue of a living child, or labour after 28 weeks of pregnancy resulting in the issue of a child whether alive or dead, and “confined” shall be construed accordingly,

(b) references to the date of the confinement shall be taken as referring, where labour begun on one day results in the issue of a child on another day, to the date of the issue of the child or, if a woman is confined of twins or a greater number of children, to the date of the issue of the last of them.

(2) In deciding whether or not he shall make an order under the Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930 , for the payment of the expenses incidental to the birth of a child, the Justice shall not take into consideration the fact that the mother of the child is entitled to maternity allowance.