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Payment of certain benefits after death.
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10.—(1) In this section “benefit” means—
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(a) disability benefit (including any amount payable by way of pay-related benefit where appropriate),
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(b) unemployment benefit (including any amount payable by way of pay-related benefit where appropriate),
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(c) unemployment assistance,
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(d) injury benefit (including any amount payable by way of pay-related benefit where appropriate),
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(e) old age (contributory) pension,
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(f) retirement pension,
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(g) invalidity pension,
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(h) pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1974.
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(2) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1974, the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1974, the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1974, or the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1974, or regulations made under those Acts,
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(a) where a person who is in receipt of benefit which includes an increase in respect of an adult dependant, or which would include such an increase but for the receipt by the adult dependant of benefit in his own right, dies, payment of the benefit shall continue to be made for a period of six weeks after the date of death and shall during that period be made to such person and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed and
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(b) in any case where payment is made under this section, entitlement to widow's (contributory) pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension, orphan's (contributory) allowance, orphan's (non-contributory) pension, benefit under section 26 (3) (inserted by the Act of 1960) of the Act of 1952 or death benefit under section 17, 18, 19 or 21 of the Act of 1966 shall not commence until after the expiration of the period of six weeks mentioned in subsection (2) of this section except and to the extent that regulations otherwise provide.
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(3) The section shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1974.
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