Social Welfare Act, 1997
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PART VII Miscellaneous Amendments | ||
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Adult dependant — change in title and payment of reduced rate. |
28.—(1) Section 120(2) (inserted by section 22 of the Act of 1996) is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (d) of the following paragraph: | |
“(d) Where the spouse of a claimant for unemployment assistance is not the claimant's qualified adult, or is a spouse in respect of whom an increase is payable by virtue of regulations made under section 245A, the means of the claimant shall be taken to be one-half the means.”. | ||
(2) Section 127 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) (inserted by section 22 of the Act of 1996) of the following subsection: | ||
“(2) Where the spouse of a claimant for pre-retirement allowance is not the claimant's qualified adult, or is a spouse in respect of whom an increase is payable by virtue of regulations made under section 245A, the means of the claimant shall be taken to be one-half the means.”. | ||
(3) Section 191B (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 1996) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection: | ||
“(2) Where the spouse of a claimant for disability allowance is not the claimant's qualified adult, or is a spouse in respect of whom an increase is payable by virtue of regulations made under section 245A, the means of the claimant shall be taken to be one-half the means.”. | ||
(4) Each provision of the Principal Act mentioned in column (1) of Schedule F 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). | ||
(5) Every reference in the Principal Act or any other enactment to “adult dependant” shall be construed as a reference to “qualified adult”. |