Social Welfare Act, 1952
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Supplementary provisions as to maternity benefit. |
21.—(1) For the purposes of the provisions of this Act relating to maternity benefit— | |
(a) “confinement” means labour resulting in the issue of a living child, or labour after twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy resulting in the issue of a child whether alive or dead, and “confined” shall be construed accordingly, | ||
(b) references to the date of the confinement shall be taken as referring, where labour begun on one day results in the issue of a child on another day, to the date of the issue of the child or, if a woman is confined of twins or a greater number of children, to the date of the issue of the last of them. | ||
(2) In deciding whether or not he shall make an order under the Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930 (No. 17 of 1930), for the payment of the expenses incidental to the birth of a child, the Justice shall not take into consideration the fact that the mother of the child is entitled to maternity benefit. | ||
Widow's (Contributory) Pension. |