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Number 9 of 2004

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2004

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Short Title, Construction, Collective Citation and Commencement

Section
1.	Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

PART 2

Amendments to the Social Welfare Acts

2.	Definitions.
3.	Child benefit (new rates).
4.	Respite care grant — increase.
5.	Payments after death — improvements.
6.	Death benefit — improvements.
7.	Rates of assistance and effect of means on rates — improvements.
8.	Maternity benefit — amendments.
9.	Adoptive benefit — amendments.
10.	Amendments consequential on alignment of income tax year with calendar year.
11.	Personal public service number — extension of provisions.
12.	Appointment and duties of social welfare inspectors — amendments.
13.	Amendments of section 2 of Principal Act.
14.	Employment contributions — amendment.
15.	Rates of self-employment contributions and related matters — amendment.
16.	Employment contributions — amendment of payment of contributions and keeping of records.
17.	Provisions for habitual residence.
18.	Amendment of section 3(12) of Principal Act — definition of spouse.
19.	Provision in relation to certain administrative schemes.

PART 3

Miscellaneous Amendments

20.	Amendment to Health Contributions Act 1979.
21.	Amendment to National Training Fund Act 2000.
22.	Equal pension treatment — amendments to Pensions Act 1990.
23.	Miscellaneous amendments to Pensions Act 1990.

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

Amendments to Pensions Act 1990

Acts Referred to
Adoptive Leave Act 1995	1995, No. 2
Air Navigation and Transport Act 1946	1946, No. 23
Civil Service Regulation Act 1956	1956, No. 46
Courts Act 1981	1981, No. 11
Employment Agency Act 1971	1971, No. 27
Employment Equality Act 1998	1998, No. 21
Equal Status Act 2000	2000, No. 8
Health Acts 1947 to 2001
Health Contributions Act 1979	1979, No. 14
Industrial Relations Act 1946	1946, No. 26
Interpretation Acts 1937 to 1997
Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993	1993, No. 29
Local Government Act 2001	2001, No. 37
Maternity Protection Act 1994	1994, No. 34
Merchant Shipping (Certification of Seamen) Act 1979	1979, No. 37
Merchant Shipping Act 1947	1947, No. 46
National Minimum Wage Act 2000	2000, No. 5
National Training Fund Act 2000	2000, No. 41
Pensions Act 1990	1990, No. 25
Pensions Acts 1990 to 2003
Pensions (Amendment) Act 2002	2002, No. 18
Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003	2003, No. 46
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003	2003, No. 29
Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996	1996, No. 16
Redundancy Payments Act 1967	1967, No. 21
Redundancy Payments Act 1971	1971, No. 20
Redundancy Payments Act 1979	1979, No. 7
Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993	1993, No. 27
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002	2002, No. 8
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003	2003, No. 4
Social Welfare Act 1994	1994, No. 4
Social Welfare Act 1996	1996, No. 7
Social Welfare Act 1997	1997, No. 10
Social Welfare Act 1999	1999, No. 3
Social Welfare Act 2000	2000, No. 4
Social Welfare Act 2001	2001, No. 5
Social Welfare Act 2003	2003, No. 41
Taxes Consolidation Act 1997	1997, No. 39
Transport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971	1971, No. 14

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Number 9 of 2004

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2004

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE PENSIONS ACT 1990 FOR, AMONGST OTHER PURPOSES, THE PURPOSE OF GIVING EFFECT (IN SO FAR AS THEY RELATE TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS) TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2000/43/EC OF 29 JUNE 2000 IMPLEMENTING THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT BETWEEN PERSONS IRRESPECTIVE OF RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2000/78/EC OF 27 NOVEMBER 2000 ESTABLISHING A GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR EQUAL TREATMENT IN EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION AND TO AMEND THE HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS ACT 1979 AND THE NATIONAL TRAINING FUND ACT 2000. [25th March 2004]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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