S.I. No. 188/1987 -- Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987.
S.I. No. 188/1987: SOCIAL WELFARE (PAY-RELATED BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1987. |
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SOCIAL WELFARE (PAY-RELATED BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1987. |
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The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) and by section 76 (1) of that Act as amended by section 10 of the Social Welfare Act, 1987 (No. 2 of 1987) hereby makes the following Regulations:-- |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987. |
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2. In these Regulations:-- |
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"the Principal Act" means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981). |
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3. These Regulations shall come into operation on: |
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( a ) the 20th day of July, 1987 in the case of pay-related benefit to which a person is entitled by virtue of section 72 (1) (a) of the Principal Act, |
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( b ) the 16th day of July, 1987 in the case of pay-related benefit to which a person is entitled by virtue of section 72 (1) (b) of the Principal Act. |
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The Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 141 of 1979 ) are hereby amended by the substitution for article 10 of the following article, |
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"10. The weekly rate of pay-related benefit or the appropriate amount of such weekly rate payable in respect of a period less than a week shall be rounded up to the nearest 10p where it is a multiple of 5p but not also a multiple of 10p and shall be rounded to the nearest 10p where it is not a multiple of 5p or 10p". |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 15th day of July, 1987. |
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MICHAEL WOODS, |
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Minister for Social Welfare. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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These Regulations provide under powers given in the Social Welfare Act, 1987 that the weekly rate of pay-related benefit and payments of pay-related benefit in respect of periods less than one week shall be rounded up or down to the nearest unit of 10p. |
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