Social Welfare Act, 1999
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Social assistance payments (new rates). |
5.—(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for Parts I and II (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1998) of the Fourth Schedule thereto of the Parts set out in Schedule B to this Act. | |
(2) This section shall come into operation— | ||
(a) in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance on the 26th day of May, 1999, | ||
(b) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance, on the 31st day of May, 1999, | ||
(c) in so far as it relates to disability allowance, on the 2nd day of June, 1999, | ||
(d) in so far as it relates to pre-retirement allowance, one-parent family payment (other than where payable in respect of a widow or widower), carer's allowance and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18(1) (b) or (c) of the Act of 1996, on the 3rd day of June, 1999, and | ||
(e) in so far as it relates to old age (non-contributory) pension, blind pension, widow's and widower's (non-contributory) pension, one-parent family payment payable in respect of a widow or widower and orphan's (non-contributory) pension, on the 4th day of June, 1999. |