Social Welfare Act, 1997

PART IX

Amendment of Health Contributions Act, 1979 and Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981

Amendment of section 7A of Health Contributions Act, 1979 .

38.—(1) Section 7A of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 , is hereby amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by—

(i) the substitution in paragraph (a) of “£197” for “£188” (inserted by section 45(1)(a) of the Act of 1996),

(ii) the substitution in paragraph (b) of “£10,250” for “£9,750” (inserted by section 45(1)(b) of the Act of 1996), and

(iii) the substitution for paragraph (c) of the following paragraphs:

“(c) any payment made by him under or pursuant to a maintenance arrangement within the meaning of section 3 of the Finance Act, 1983 , relating to a marriage for the benefit of the other party to the marriage, unless the provisions of section 4 of that Act apply in respect of such payment, or

(d) any distribution within the meaning of the Corporation Tax Act, 1976 , in relation to which section 83(4) of that Act applies.”, and

(b) the substitution in subsection (2) of “£10,250” for “£9,750” (inserted by section 45(1)(c) of the Act of 1996).

(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1997.