Social Welfare Act, 1952

Amendment of section 38 of and Second Schedule to Principal Act.

107.—(1) Subsection (1) of section 38 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of—

(i) the words “subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subsection”,

(ii) the words “Part I of” in paragraph (a),

(iii) the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a), and

(iv) paragraph (b).

(2) Subsection (3) of section 38 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of—

(i) the words “or wholly by the employer”,

(ii) the words “Part of the”, and

(iii) the words “applicable to the case”.

(3) There shall be inserted in the Principal Act in lieu of the Second Schedule (inserted by section 45 of the Act of 1948) thereto the following:—

“SECOND SCHEDULE.

Rates of Contributions.

Rate of Contribution per week

Payable in case of employed persons

By the employer

By the employed person

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Contributions in the case of men

1

4

0

8

0

8

Contributions in the case of women

0

10

0

8

0

2

(4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section shall come into operation on the 6th day of October, 1952.