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Number 5 of 1993

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1993

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary

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

PART II

Increases

3.	Social insurance benefits (new rates).
4.	Social assistance payments (new rates).
5.	Child benefit.
6.	Pay-related benefit.
7.	Family income supplement (new weekly rates).

PART III

Amendments to Existing Schemes

8.	Maternity allowance.
9.	Invalidity pension — conditions for receipt.
10.	Payments after death.
11.	Extension of definition of adult dependant.
12.	Periods of interruption of employment to be taken into account in determining entitlement to benefit.
13.	Unemployment assistance — calculation of means.
14.	Unemployment assistance — disqualifications.
15.	Pre-retirement allowance — couples.

PART IV

Social Insurance Contributions

16.	Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceilings).
17.	Self-employment contributions (increase in earnings ceiling and minimum contributions).
18.	Exemption from payment of contributions, etc.
19.	Regulations for contributions.
20.	Old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension — self-employment contributions.
21.	Exemption of recipients of pre-retirement allowance from social insurance.

PART V

Miscellaneous

22.	Disqualifications — fraudulent claims.
23.	Personal social services number.
24.	Amendment of Third Schedule to Principal Act (rules as to calculation of means).
25.	Unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance — conditions of entitlement.
26.	Insurable (occupational injuries) employment.

PART VI

Pre-Consolidation Amendments to Align and Consolidate Various Provisions of the Social Welfare Code

27.	Alignment and consolidation of provisions relating to claims and payments, powers and duties of social welfare inspectors and offences.
28.	Penalties under Social Welfare Acts.
29.	Amendment of section 296 (decisions) of Principal Act.
30.	Repeals consequential on section 27.
31.	Alignment and consolidation of provisions relating to decisions and effect of decisions, overpayments, repayments, interim payments and suspension of payment.
32.	Repeals consequential on section 31.
33.	Notification of increase in means.
34.	Distribution of assets.
35.	Duration of payment of disability benefit.
36.	Entry into insurance.
37.	Repeals — Supplementary Unemployment Fund.
38.	Miscellaneous amendments to Principal Act arising from consolidation of various provisions.
39.	Interpretation generally.
40.	Continuance of instruments, officers and documents.
41.	Commencement of Part VI.

PART VII

Amendments to Pensions Act, 1990

Acts Referred to
Companies Acts, 1963 to 1990
Dublin Institute of Technology Act, 1992	1992, No. 15
Finance Act, 1921	1921, c. 32
Finance Act, 1958	1958, No. 25
Finance Act, 1970	1970, No. 14
Finance Act, 1972	1972, No. 19
Finance Act, 1992	1992, No. 9
Health Contributions Act, 1979	1979, No. 4
Higher Education Authority Act, 1971	1971, No. 22
Income Tax Act, 1967	1967, No. 6
Industrial Relations Act, 1990	1990, No. 19
Labour Services Act, 1987	1987, No. 15
Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts, 1968 to 1992
Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, 1973	1973, No. 4
National Council for Education Awards Act, 1979	1979, No. 30
Pensions Act, 1990	1990, No. 25
Probation of Offenders Act, 1907	1907, c. 17
Regional Technical Colleges Act, 1992	1992, No. 16
Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981	1981, No. 1
Social Welfare Act, 1984	1984, No. 5
Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1984	1984, No. 27
Social Welfare Act, 1986	1986, No. 8
Social Welfare Act, 1987	1987, No. 2
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1987	1987, No. 29
Social Welfare Act, 1988	1988, No. 7
Social Welfare Act, 1989	1989, No. 4
Social Welfare Act, 1990	1990, No. 5
Social Welfare Act, 1991	1991, No. 7
Social Welfare Act, 1992	1992, No. 5
Statutory Declarations Act, 1938	1938, No. 37
Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981	1981, No. 32

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Number 5 of 1993

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1993

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1981 TO 1992, TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE PENSIONS ACT, 1990 , AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [2nd April, 1993]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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