Social Welfare Act, 1973

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Occupational injuries benefits (new rates).

19.—(1) The Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 , is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in section 8 (3) (a) “seven pounds and ten new pence” shall be substituted for “six pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(b) in section 8 (3) (b) “nine pounds and ten new pence” shall be substituted for “eight pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(c) in section 9 (7) (a) “six hundred and thirty pounds” shall be substituted for “five hundred and sixty-eight pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(d) the Table annexed to this paragraph shall be substituted for Table 1 annexed to section 9 (8) (as amended):—

TABLE I

(e) the Table annexed to this paragraph shall be substituted for Table II annexed to section 9 (8) (as amended):—

TABLE II

;

(f) in section 9 (9) (b) (ii) “£1.82” shall be substituted for “£1.62” and “£1.42” for “£1.22” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(g) in section 10 (1) “four pounds and twenty-five new pence” shall be substituted for “three pounds and seventy-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(h) in section 11 (1) “one pound and eighty-five new pence” shall be substituted for “one pound and thirty-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972) and “one pound and fifty new pence” shall be substituted for “one pound” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(i) in section 12 (1) (a) “five pounds and thirty-five new pence” shall be substituted for “four pounds and thirty-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(j) in section 12 (1) (b) “six pounds and fifty-five new pence” shall be substituted for “five pounds and fifty-five new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(k) in section 12 (2) (a) “two hundred and thirty-four pounds” shall be substituted for “one hundred and four pounds”;

(l) in section 13 (1) “£3.50” shall be substituted for “£3” (inserted by the Act of 1972) and “seven pounds” shall be substituted for “eighty shillings”;

(m) in section 15 (1) (a) (i) “seven pounds and ten new pence” shall be substituted for “six pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(n) in section 15 (1) (a) (ii) “nine pounds and ten new pence” shall be substituted for “eight pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(o) in sections 17 (2) and 18 (2) “eight pounds and sixty new pence” shall be substituted for “seven pounds and sixty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(p) in section 18 (3) “four hundred and forty-seven pounds” shall be substituted for “three hundred and ninety-five pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(q) in section 19 “two pounds and fifteen new pence” shall be substituted for “one pound and fifty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972) in each place where it occurs;

(r) in section 20 “three pounds and eighty new pence” shall be substituted for “two pounds and eighty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972) in each place where it occurs, and “eight pounds and sixty new pence” shall be substituted for “seven pounds and sixty new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972) in each place where it occurs;

(s) in section 21 (2) “five pounds and ten new pence” shall be substituted for “four pounds and ten new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(t) in section 25 (3) (a) “one pound and forty-two new pence” shall be substituted for “one pound and twenty-two new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(u) in section 25 (3) (b) “one pound and eighty-two new pence” shall be substituted for “one pound and sixty-two new pence” (inserted by the Act of 1972);

(v) in section 36 (4) “and (m)” shall be inserted after “(k)” (inserted by the Act of 1970);

and

(w) in section 2, subsection (3) shall be deleted.

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