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Removal of restriction on married women in relation to certain benefits, and consequential abolition of marriage benefit.
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18.—(1) The Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—
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(i) the deletion from section 14 (1) of the following paragraph :
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“(c) marriage benefit, which shall consist of a marriage grant,”,
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(ii) the deletion from section 14 (3) (a) of the words “a marriage grant or”,
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(iii) the deletion from Part II of the Third Schedule of the matter relating to a marriage grant, and
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(iv) the deletion from the Fourth Schedule of paragraph 2 (which relates to marriage benefit).
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(2) Sections 18 (which provides for entitlement to marriage benefit) and 30 (under which a woman is disqualified on marriage for certain benefits until 26 employment contributions have been paid in respect of employment after marriage) of the Act of 1952 are hereby repealed.
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(3) This section shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1973.
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