PART III

Miscellaneous

24. —(1) Section 77 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of “two hundred and forty-seven pounds” for “two hundred and twenty-one pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1969) in each place where it occurs in subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1964),

(b) the substitution of “two hundred and thirty-four pounds” for “two hundred and eight pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1969) in that subsection,

(c) the substitution for the Table to that subsection (inserted by the Act of 1969) of the Table annexed to this subsection, and

(d) the substitution for subsection (2B) (inserted by the Act of 1966) of the following :—

“(2B) In this section, ‘qualified child’ in relation to a claimant or pensioner means—

(a) a person under the age of eighteen years in respect of whom the claimant or pensioner is entitled to a children's allowance under the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1970, or would be so entitled if the person were not over the age of sixteen years,

(b) if the claimant or pensioner is a woman, a child of hers under the age of eighteen years in respect of whom the head of the household in which she resides is entitled to a children's allowance under those Acts or would be so entitled if such child were not over the age of sixteen years, and

(c) if the claimant or pensioner is a widow, a person who is over the age of eighteen years and under the age of twenty-one years, who is receiving full-time instruction by day at any university, college, school or other educational establishment and in respect of whom the claimant or pensioner would be entitled to a children's allowance under those Acts if the person were not over the age of sixteen years.”

TABLE

Rate of Pension

(2) Section 8 of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1924 , is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (1) of the following for paragraph (i) (inserted by the Act of 1964):

“(i) in case the person has no child who is a qualified child as defined in subsection (2B) (inserted by the Social Welfare Act, 1970) of section 77 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 , two hundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings,”.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 7th day of August, 1970.

25. —(1) In the Act of 1933, for the Schedule thereto (inserted by the Act of 1969) there is hereby substituted the Schedule annexed to this subsection.

SCHEDULE

Rates of Unemployment Assistance

(2) Subsection (Α) (inserted by the Act of 1952) of section 4 of the Unemployment Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1935 , is hereby amended by the substitution in the definition of “child dependant” of “eighteen” for “sixteen”.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 29th day of July, 1970.

26. —(1) In the Table to section 5 (2) of the Act of 1967, for the rates set forth therein (inserted by the Act of 1969) there are hereby substituted the rates set forth in the Table annexed to this subsection.

TABLE

(2) For the purposes of this section, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 29 of this Act shall come into operation on the 30th day of July, 1970.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 30th day of July, 1970.

27. —(1) Section 20 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution for paragraph (b) of subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1969) of the following paragraph:

“(b) (i) where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated do not exceed two hundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings, at the rate set forth in Table B to this subsection, and

(ii) where the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated exceed two hundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings, at the rate at which the pension would be payable if the yearly means of the widow as duly calculated exceeded two hundred and thirty-four pounds and fifteen shillings but did not exceed twohundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings, less five shillings for each amount (if any) of thirteen pounds by which the said yearly means exceed two hundred and forty-seven pounds and fifteen shillings, any fraction of thirteen pounds being treated for this purpose as thirteen pounds”,

and

(b) the substitution for Table B (inserted by the Act of 1969) of the Table annexed to this subsection.

TABLE B

Weekly Rates of Widows' (Non-Contributory) Pensions

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 7th day of August, 1970.

28. —(1) In the Table to section 25 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935, for the rates (inserted by the Act of 1969) set forth therein there are hereby substituted the rates set forth in the Table annexed to this subsection.

TABLE

Weekly Rates of Orphans' (Non-Contributory) Pensions.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 7th day of August, 1970.

29. —(1) Subsection (1) of section 3 (inserted by the Act of 1952) of the Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (a) (inserted by the Act of 1969) of the definition of “qualified child” of “eighteen” for “sixteen”.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 7th day of August, 1970.

(3) In subsection (1) of section 2 of the Act of 1952, paragraph (a) of the definition of “qualified child” is hereby amended by the substitution of “eighteen” for “sixteen”.

(4) Subsection (3) of this section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to disability benefit and unemployment benefit, on the 5th day of October, 1970, and

(b) in so far as it relates to any other benefit, on the 1st day of October, 1970.

(5) Section 9 of the Act of 1969 is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (3) of “eighteen” for “sixteen” in both places where the latter word occurs.

(6) Subsection (5) of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1970.

30. —(1) Section 6 of the Children's Allowances (Amendment) Act, 1946 , is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (ii) of subsection (1) (inserted by the Act of 1963) of “two pounds, five shillings” for “forty shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1969).

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1970.

31. —(1) The Third Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for Part I (inserted by the Act of 1969) of the Part annexed to this subsection.

PART I

Rates of Periodical Benefits and of Increases Thereof

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit and maternity allowance, on the 5th day of October, 1970, and

(b) in so far as it relates to any other benefit, on the 1st day of October, 1970.

32. —The Second Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for the rate of contribution set forth in each paragraph mentioned in column (1) of the Table annexed to this section of—

(i) with respect to the period beginning on the 5th day of October, 1970 and ending on the 14th day of February, 1971, such rate as is set forth, opposite the mention of that paragraph in the said column (1), in column (2) of that Table, and

(ii) thereafter, such rate as is so set forth in column (3) of that Table.

TABLE

33. —Section 6 (2) (inserted by the Act of 1960) of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution for the rate of voluntary contribution set forth in each paragraph mentioned in column (1) of the Table annexed to this section of—

(i) with respect to the period beginning on the 5th day of October, 1970, and ending on the 14th day of February, 1971, such rate as is set forth, opposite the mention of that paragraph in the said column (1), in column (2) of that Table, and

(ii) thereafter, such rate as is so set forth in column (3) of that Table.

TABLE

34. —(1) The Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 , is hereby amended as follows:

(a) in section 8 (3) (a) “five pounds” shall be substituted for “eighty-seven shillings and sixpence” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(b) in section 8 (3) (b) “seven pounds” shall be substituted for “one hundred and twenty-five shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(c) in section 9 (7) (a) “four hundred and eighty pounds” shall be substituted for “four hundred and twenty pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(d) in TABLE I annexed to section 9 (8) “£7” shall be substituted for “125s. 0d.”, “£6 6s.” for “112s. 6d.”, “£5 12s.” for “100s. 0d.”, “£4 18s.” for “87s. 6d.”, “£4 4s.” for “75s. 0d.”, “£3 10s.” for “62s. 6d.”, “£2 16s.” for “50s. 0d.”, “£2 2s.” for “37s. 6d.” and “£1 8s.” for “25s. 0d.” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(e) in TABLE II annexed to section 9 (8) “£5” shall be substituted for “87s. 6d.”, “£4 10s.” for “78s. 9d.”, “£4” for “70s 0d.”, “£3 10s.” for “61s. 3d.”, “£3” for “52s. 6d.”, “£2 10s.” for “43s. 9d.”, “£2” for “35s. 0d.”, “£1 10s.” for “26s. 3d.” and “£1” for “17s. 6d.” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(f) in section 9 (9) (b) (ii) “£1 8s.” shall be substituted for “25s. 0d.” and “£1” for “17s. 6d.” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(g) in section 10 (1) “three pounds and three shillings” shall be substituted for “sixty-two shillings and sixpence” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(h) in section 11 (1) “eighteen shillings” shall be substituted for “fifteen shillings and sixpence” and “thirteen shillings” for “ten shillings and sixpence” (inserted by the Act of 1968),

(i) in section 12 (1) (a) “three pounds and twelve shillings” shall be substituted for “sixty-two shillings and sixpence” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(j) in section 12 (1) (b) “four pounds and ten shillings” shall be substituted for “seventy-five shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(k) in section 15 (1) (a) (i) “five pounds” shall be substituted for “eighty-seven shillings and sixpence” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(l) in section 15 (1) (a) (ii) “seven pounds” shall be substituted for “one hundred and twenty-five shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(m) in section 17 (2) “six pounds” shall be substituted for “one hundred and five shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(n) in section 18 (2) “six pounds” shall be substituted for “one hundred and five shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(o) in section 18 (3) “three hundred and fifteen pounds” shall be substituted for “two hundred and seventy-five pounds” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(p) in section 19 “eighteen shillings” shall be substituted for “fifteen shillings and sixpence” and “thirteen shillings” for “ten shillings and sixpence” (inserted by the Act of 1968),

(q) in section 20 “two pounds” shall be substituted for “thirty-four shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1969) in each place where it occurs and “six pounds” shall be substituted for “one hundred and five shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1969) in each place where it occurs,

(r) in section 21 (2) “three pounds and five shillings” shall be substituted for “fifty-seven shillings and sixpence” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(s) in section 25 (3) (a) “one pound” shall be substituted for “seventeen shillings and sixpence” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(t) in section 25 (3) (b) “one pound and eight shillings” shall be substituted for “twenty-five shillings” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(u) in section 36 (2) (b) “11 new pence” shall be substituted for “2s. 2d.” and “8 new pence” for “1s. 7d.” (inserted by the Act of 1969),

(v) in section 36 (3) “11 new pence” shall be substituted for “2s. 2d.” and “8 new pence” for “1s. 7d.” (inserted by the Act of 1969).

(2) The definition of “child qualified for the purposes of this Act” contained in section 1 (1) of the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 , is hereby amended by the insertion of the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b) and the deletion of paragraph (d) and the word “and” immediately preceding that paragraph.

(3) (a) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation—

(i) in so far as it relates to paragraphs (a) to (t), on the 5th day of October, 1970, and

(ii) in so far as it relates to paragraphs (u) and (v), on the 15th day of February, 1971.

(b) Subsection (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 5th day of October, 1970.

35. —(1) Section 13 of the Act of 1966 shall not during the relevant period operate to permit a person to receive a non-contributory old age pension in respect of that period or any part thereof solely because, by virtue of the increases in the rates of such pension under section 24 of this Act, the rate of such pension payable to that person would be greater than the rate of old age (contributory) pension or widow's (contributory) pension to which that person is entitled.

(2) The regulations made under section 32 of the Act of 1952 (as amended by section 7 of the Act of 1966) and for the time being in force shall not during the relevant period operate to permit a widow to receive a widow's (non-contributory) pension in respect of that period or any part thereof solely because, by virtue of the increases in the rates of such pension under section 27 of this Act, the rate of such pension payable to her would be greater than the rate of widow's (contributory) pension payable to her.

(3) In this section “relevant period” means the period commencing on the 7th day of August, 1970, and ending on the 1st day of October, 1970.

36. —The Seventh Schedule to the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the addition to Rule 1 (III) of “but for the purposes of this Rule, a cottage provided under the Labourers' Acts, 1833 to 1962, and vested in the person or the spouse of that person pursuant to those Acts or pursuant to the Housing Act, 1966 (No. 21 of 1966), shall not be treated as property which is personally used or enjoyed by that person or the spouse of that person so long as payment of the purchase annuity has not been completed.”