S.I. No. 77/1990 - Health Contributions (Yearly Reckonable Income) (Variation) Regulations, 1990.
S.I. No. 77 of 1990. | ||
HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS (YEARLY RECKONABLE INCOME) (VARIATION) REGULATIONS, 1990. | ||
The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sub-section (3) of section 9 of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 (No. 4 of 1979) hereby makes the following Regulations as respects which, pursuant to sub-section (5) of the said section, a draft has been approved by a resolution of each House of the Oireachtas. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Contributions (Yearly Reckonable Income) (Variation) Regulations, 1990. 2. The sum specified in sections 5 (2), 6 (2) and 8 of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 , is hereby varied with effect from the 6th day of April, 1990 to the sum of £16,700. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 30th day of March, 1990. | ||
RORY O'HANLON, | ||
Minister for Health. | ||
The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the above Regulations. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 30th day of March, 1990. | ||
ALBERT REYNOLDS, | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
1. Health Contributions are levied on income up to a fixed income ceiling "a percentage rate as set in pursuance of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 . Section 9 (3) of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 , provides that the Minister for Health may by regulations vary the ceiling amount specified in sections 5 (2), 6 (2) and 8 of the Act. The present income ceiling is £16,000 and it is proposed that it should be varied to £16,700. The changed income ceiling would operate from the beginning of the next contribution year which commences on 6th April, 1990. | ||
2. Section 9 (5) of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 , provides that where regulations are proposed to be made under section 9 (3) of the Act to vary the income ceiling, a draft of the regulations shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the regulations shall not be made until a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each House. |