Social Welfare Act, 1973

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New rates of voluntary contributions and removal of liability of certain widows, deserted wives and unmarried mothers for employment contributions.

13.—(1) Section 6 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution in subsection (2) (inserted by the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960 ), for the rate of voluntary contribution set forth in each paragraph mentioned in column (1) of the following Table, of the rate set forth, opposite the mention of that paragraph in the said column (1), in column (2) of that Table:

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(b) by the insertion after subsection (9) of the following subsection:

“(10) In the case of an employed contributor who is in receipt of a widow's (contributory) pension, a widow's (non-contributory) pension, deserted wife's benefit, a deserted wife's allowance or a social assistance allowance under section 8 of the Social Welfare Act, 1973, the rate of employment contribution specified in the Second Schedule to this Act as payable by the employed contributor shall not be payable.”.

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 2nd day of July, 1973.