S.I. No. 39/1991 -- Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.
S.I. No. 39/1991: SOCIAL WELFARE (PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1991. |
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SOCIAL WELFARE (PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1991. |
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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 20 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 (No. 14 of 1985), hereby makes the following Regulations:-- |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991. |
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2. In these Regulations "the Regulations of 1990" means the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1990 ( S.I. No. 178 of 1990 ). |
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3. The Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (No. 2) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 422 of 1986 ) are hereby amended by-- |
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(a) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of relevant date of adjustment contained in article 3 (inserted by article 3 of the Regulations of 1990):-- |
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"'relevant date of adjustment' means-- |
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(a) the 24th day of July, 1991 in the case of unemployment assistance, |
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(b) the 25th day of July, 1991 in the case of unemployment benefit, retirement pension, invalidity pension and pre-retirement allowance, |
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(c) the 26th day of July, 1991 in the case of old age (contributory) pension, |
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(d) the 29th day of July, 1991 in the case of disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit and disablement benefit.", |
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(b) the substitution in sub-article (a) of article 6A (as amended by article 3 of the Regulations of 1990) of "the sum of £12" for "the sum of £14", |
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(c) the substitution in sub-article (b) (i) of article 6A (as amended by article 3 of the Regulations of 1990) of "£6," for "£7,", and |
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(d) the substitution for sub-article (1A) of article 7 (inserted by article 3 of the Regulations of 1990) of the following sub-article;-- |
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"(1A) An increase in a payment under article 6A of these Regulations shall be paid for the duration of the period of continuous entitlement to that payment or until-- |
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(a) the 26th day of February, 1992 in the case of unemployment assistance, |
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(b) the 27th day of February, 1992 in the case of unemployment benefit, retirement pension, invalidity pension and pre-retirement allowance, |
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(c) the 28th day of February, 1992 in the case of old age (contributory) pension, |
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(d) the 2nd day of March, 1992 in the case of disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit and disablement benefit, |
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whichever is the shorter.". |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this |
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18th day of February, 1991. |
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MICHAEL WOODS. |
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Minister for Social Welfare. |
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The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations. |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this |
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18th day of February, 1991. |
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ALBERT REYNOLDS. |
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Minister for Finance. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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These Regulations provide that the transitional payments being made to persons whose social welfare payments were reduced as a consequence of the revised dependency arrangements introduced under the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 will continue to be made up the end of February, 1992. |
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The Regulations also provide that the transitional payments of £14 and £7 will be reduced to £12 and £6 respectively with effect from the last week in July, 1991. |
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