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Number 12 of 1970

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1970

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title, construction and collective citation.
2.	Interpretation.

Part II

Death Grant, Invalidity Pension, Retirement Pension, Old Age (Care) Allowance and Deserted Wife's Allowance

3.	Commencement of Part II.
4.	Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1952 (descriptions and rates of benefit and contribution conditions).
5.	Death grant.
6.	Invalidity pension.
7.	Retirement pension.
8.	Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1952 (increase of benefit for adult dependants).
9.	Amendment of section 27 (1) of Act of 1952 (increase of benefit—qualified children).
10.	Partial satisfaction of contribution conditions (death grant and retirement pension).
11.	Amendment of section 30 of Act of 1952 (disqualifications arising for woman on her marriage).
12.	Amendment of section 31 of Act of 1952 (absence from the State or imprisonment).
13.	Amendment of section 32 of Act of 1952 (overlapping benefits, etc.).
14.	Amendment of section 37 (1) of Act of 1952 (special provisions for voluntary contributors).
15.	Amendment of section 47 (2) (b) of Act of 1952 (administration of benefit).
16.	Transitional provisions in relation to invalidity pension, retirement pension and death grant.
17.	Amendment of Third Schedule to Act of 1952 (rate or amount of benefit).
18.	Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Act of 1952 (contribution conditions).
19.	Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1952 (return of sums paid in error by way of contributions).
20.	Amendment of Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966.
21.	Old age (care) allowance.
22.	Deserted wife's allowance.
23.	Power to remove difficulties.

Part III

MISCELLANEOUS

24.	Increase of rates of old age pensions.
25.	Increase of rates of unemployment assistance.
26.	Increase of certain rates of unemployment benefit.
27.	Increase of rates of widows' (non-contributory) pension.
28.	Increase of rates of orphans' (non-contributory) pensions.
29.	Extension of “qualified child”.
30.	Increase of rates of children's allowances.
31.	Amendment of Third Schedule to Act of 1952.
32.	Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1952.
33.	Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1952.
34.	Amendment of Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966.
35.	Restriction of section 13 of Act of 1966 and of certain regulations under section 32 of Act of 1952.
36.	Amendment of Rule 1 (III) of Seventh Schedule to Act of 1952.

SCHEDULE

CONTRIBUTION CONDITIONS (DEATH GRANT, INVALIDITY PENSION, RETIREMENT PENSION)

Acts Referred to
Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933	1933, No. 46
Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935	1935, No. 29
Social Welfare Act, 1952	1952, No. 11
Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960	1960, No. 25
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963	1963, No. 26
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964	1964, No. 28
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965	1965, No. 20
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966	1966, No. 24
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967	1967, No. 18
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1968	1968, No. 31
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969	1969, No 19
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962	1962, No. 17
Old Age Pensions Act, 1924	1924, No. 19
Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946	1946, No. 8
Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966	1966, No. 16
Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) Regulations, 1956	1956, S.I. No. 236
Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1935	1935, No. 38

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Number 12 of 1970

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1970

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE OLD AGE PENSIONS ACTS, 1908 TO 1969, THE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACTS, 1933 TO 1969, THE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS ACTS, 1935 TO 1969, THE SOCIAL WELFARE (CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES) ACTS, 1944 TO 1969, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1952 TO 1969. [29th July, 1970.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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