Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) Act, 1973
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1952” means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 ; | ||
“the Acts” means the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1972; | ||
“reckonable earnings” means, subject to regulations under this Act, earnings derived from insurable employment in respect of which employment contributions are payable at a rate of employment contribution specified in paragraph 1 of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1952; | ||
“reckonable weekly earnings” means the average amount, calculated in accordance with regulations under this Act, of reckonable earnings received in a week; | ||
“relevant income tax year” means, in relation to pay-related benefit payable in respect of any particular day, such year of assessment within the meaning of the Income Tax Acts as may be prescribed in relation to such benefit. | ||
(2) References in this Act to any enactment shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to that Act as amended by any subsequent enactment including this Act. |