S.I. No. 104/1978 - Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1978.

S.I. No. 104 of 1978.

SOCIAL WELFARE (DISABILITY AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1978.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 and 28 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) and with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1978.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) Regulations 1953 to 1977 may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) Regulations, 1953 to 1978.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April 1978.

3. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the First Schedule to the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ) as amended by article 3 of the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 317 of 1977 ):—

Article 4

"FIRST SCHEDULE.

REDUCED RATES OF DISABILITY AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT.

(1)	(2)	(3)
	Full weekly rate of benefit application under Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act as amended by the Social Welfare Act, 1978 (No. 5 of 1978)
	£14·35	£12·50
Number of employment contributions paid or credited in respect of the relevant contribution year.	Reduced rate at which benefit is payable
41—47	£13·80	£12·10
33—40	£13·20	£11·70
26—32	£12·75	£11·45

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare

this 4th day of April 1978.

CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 4th

day of April 1978.

SEOIRSE ÓCOLLA,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Consequent on the increase in the maximum rates of disability and unemployment benefit effected by the Social Welfare Act, 1978 these Regulations amend the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ) for the purpose of increasing the reduced rates of benefit payable where the contribution condition in respect of the governing contribution year is only partially satisfied.