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Number 17 of 1948.

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1948.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL.

Section
1.	Short title and collective citations.
2.	Definitions generally.
3.	Repeals and revocations.
4.	Cesser of payment of supplements under the Order of 1947.

PART II.

AMENDMENTS OF THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1938.

Chapter I.

Preliminary and General.

5.	Commencement of Chapter II of Part II.
6.	Interpretation of Part II.
7.	Review and prospective adjustment of pensions.
8.	Birth certificates.

Chapter II.

Amendments of the Acts operative as from the 7th day of January, 1949.

9.	Increase of rates of pensions.
10.	Amendment of section 8 of the Act of 1924.
11.	Payments under section 44 of the Health Act, 1947, not to be taken into account when calculating means.
12.	Lowering to 21 years of qualifying age for blind pensions and other provisions in relation to blind pensions.
13.	Saving for certain existing pensioners.

PART III.

AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACTS, 1911 TO 1947.

14.	Commencement of Part III.
15.	Interpretation of Part III.
16.	Rates of contributions.
17.	Amendment of section 15 of the National Health Insurance and Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1936.
18.	Rates of sickness and disablement benefits.
19.	Amendment of section 109 of the Principal Act.
20.	Provision of funds for Medical Certification Fund.
21.	Payment of certain sums out of National Health Insurance Fund to the Exchequer.
22.	Power of the Society to make rules.

PART IV.

AMENDMENTS OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACTS, 1920 TO 1946.

23.	Interpretation of Part IV.
24.	Amendment of meaning in the Acts of a continuous period of unemployment and amendment of Article 7 of the Scheme.
25.	Amendment of First Schedule to the Principal Act and amendment of section 8 of the said Act.
26.	Amendment of paragraph 1 of the Second Schedule to the Principal Act.
27.	Payment out of the Unemployment Fund to the Exchequer.
28.	Alteration of rates of contribution.
29.	Amendment of section 1 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1922, and paragraph 4 of the Second Schedule to the Scheme.

PART V.

AMENDMENTS OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1993 TO 1940.

30.	Interpretation of Part V.
31.	Amendment of meaning in the Acts of a continuous period of unemployment.
32.	Alteration of rates of unemployment assistance.
33.	Amendment of section 10 of the Principal Act.
34.	Amendment of section 15 of the Principal Act.
35.	Amendment of section 16 of the Principal Act.

PART VI.

AMENDMENTS OF WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1947.

Chapter I.

Preliminary and General.

36.	Commencement of Chapters II, III and IV of Part VI.
37.	Interpretation of Part VI. Acts.
38.	Payment of child's (contributory) allowance in certain cases.

Chapter II.

Amendments of the Acts operative as from 1st day of October, 1948.

39.	Amendment of section 13 of the Principal Act.
40.	Interpretation of Part II of the Principal Act.
41.	Composition and rates of widows' (contributory) pensions.
42.	Rates of orphans' (contributory) pensions.
43.	Saving for certain existing pensioners.
44.	Provisions in respect of home assistance to persons in receipt of contributory pensions.

Chapter III.

Amendments of the Acts operative as from the 4th day of October, 1948.

45.	Amendment of Second Schedule to the Principal Act.
46.	Amendment of Section 40 of the Principal Act.

Chapter IV.

Amendments of the Acts operative as from 7th day of January, 1949.

47.	Interpretation of Part III of the Principal Act.
48.	Composition and rates of widows' (non contributory) pensions.
49.	Classes of widows to whom widows' (non-contributory) pensions may be granted.
50.	Amendment of section 22 of the Principal Act.
51.	Amendment of section 23 of the Principal Act.
52.	Orphans' (non-contributory) pensions.
53.	Rates of orphans' (non-contriburory) pensions.
54.	Amendment of section 26 of the Principal Act.
55.	Provisions in respect of home assistance to persons in receipt of non contributory pensions.
56.	Amendment of section 75 of the Principal Act.
57.	Amendment of First Schedule to the Principal Act.
58.	Saving for certain existing pensioners.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Enactments Repealed.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Orders Revoked.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Dates of Cesser of Supplements under the Social Welfare Schemes (Cash Supplements) Order, 1947, as amended by subsequent Orders.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Particulars to be Inserted in the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933.

Acts Referred to
Old Age Pensions Act, 1924	No. 19 of 1924
Old Age Pensions Act, 1932	No. 18 of 1932
Old Age Pensions Act, 1928	No. 1 of 1928
Health Act, 1947	No. 28 of 1947
National Health Insurance and Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1936	No. 12 of 1936
Unemployment Insurance Act, 1926	No. 21 of 1926
Unemployment Insurance Act, 1933	No. 44 of 1933
Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933	No. 46 of 1933
Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1940	No. 4 of 1940
Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935	No. 29 of 1935
Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1937	No. 11 of 1937
Old Age Pensions Act, 1938	No. 26 of 1938
National Health Insurance Act, 1929	No. 42 of 1929
Unemployment Insurance Act, 1930	No. 33 of 1930
Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1935	No. 38 of 1935
Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1938	No. 2 of 1938
Widows' and Orphans' Pensions (Amendment) Act, 1940	No. 33 of 1940
Emergency Powers (No. 93) Order, 1941	No. 275 of 1941
Emergency Powers (No. 103) Order, 1941	No. 380 of 1941
Emergency Powers (No. 104) Order, 1941	No. 381 of 1941
Emergency Powers (No. 236) Order, 1942	No. 457 of 1942
Unemployment Insurance (Insurance Industry Special Scheme) Amendment Order, 1942	No. 550 of 1942

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Number 17 of 1948.

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1948.

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE FOLLOWING ENACTMENTS, NAMELY, THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1938, THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACTS, 1911 TO 1947, THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACTS, 1920 TO 1946, THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SCHEME, THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1940, AND THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1947, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [18th August, 1948.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

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