Social Welfare Act, 1980
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Reduction of qualifying age for pensions for blind persons and consequential provision. |
4.—(1) Section 6 (inserted by the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1976 ) of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1932 , is hereby amended by the substitution of “18” for “21” in both places where it occurs. | |
(2) A blind person in respect of whom a pension is payable under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1980, shall not be— | ||
(a) a qualified child for the purposes of those Acts, the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1980, or the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1980, or | ||
(b) a child qualified for the purposes of the Act of 1966. | ||
(3) This section shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1980. |