Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981
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Return of contributions paid in error. [1952, s. 9; 1960 AM, s. 4; 1974 (No. 2), s. 11; 1975, s. 10; 1977, s. 13] |
16.—(1) Regulations shall provide for the return, subject to any conditions, restrictions and deductions specified in the regulations, of any sums paid in error by way of contributions and of so much of any contribution paid by an employed contributor or a voluntary contributor whose entry into insurance occurred— | |
(a) after he had attained the age of 60 years; | ||
(b) after he had attained the age of 58 years in the case of a person who attained the age of 57 years on or after 1st July, 1974, and | ||
(c) after he had attained the age of 57 years in the case of a person who attained the age of 56 years on or after 1st April, 1975, and | ||
(d) after he had attained the age of 56 years in the case of a person who attained the age of 55 years on or after 1st October, 1977; | ||
as is determined in accordance with the regulations to have been paid in respect of old age (contributory) pension. | ||
(2) (a) In the case of a person who attained the age of 56 years on or after 1st April, 1975, subsection (1) (b) shall not apply on his attaining the age of 57 years. | ||
(b) In the case of a person who attained the age of 55 years on or after 1st October, 1977, subsection (1) (c) shall not apply on his attaining the age of 56 years and subsection (1) (b) shall not apply on his attaining the age of 57 years. | ||
[1962 MP, s. 10] | ||
(3) For the purposes of this section, the entry into insurance of a contributor, whether an employed contributor or a voluntary contributor, shall be deemed to have occurred after he had attained the appropriate age under subsection (1) if after the time of such attainment he became for the first time an employed contributor in respect of whom contributions reckonable for the purposes of the contribution conditions for an old age (contributory) pension are payable and he had not been an employed contributor under the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1952, before attaining that age. | ||
[1970, s. 19] | ||
(4) Regulations shall provide for the return, subject to any conditions, restrictions and deductions specified in the regulations, of so much of any contribution paid by an employed contributor or a voluntary contributor who entered into insurance for the purposes of section 84 (1) after he had attained the age of 55 years as is determined in accordance with the regulations to have been paid in respect of retirement pension. |