S.I. No. 238/1969 - Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969.

(2) The Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) Regulations, 1960 to 1968 and these Regulations may be cited collectively as the Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) Regulations, 1960 to 1969.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 2nd day of January, 1970.

3. The following Schedule shall be substituted for the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) Regulations, 1960 (

S.I. No. 274 of 1960

) as inserted by article 3 of the Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) (Amendment) Regulations, 1968 (

S.I. No. 233 of 1968

).

SCHEDULE

Reduced rates of old age (contributory) pensions where contribution conditions are partially satisfied.

Average number of contributions paid or credited per contribution year in the relevant period.

Reduced weekly rate at which pension is payable.

s.

d.

42 to 47

79

6

36 to 41

76

6

30 to 35

73

6

24 to 29

70

6

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 28th day of November, 1969.

CAOIMIGHHÍN Ó BEOLÁIN

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 28th day of November, 1969.

CATHAL Ó hEOCHAIDH,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Social Welfare (Old Age (Contributory) Pension) Regulations 1960 to 1968, which provide where the contribution conditions are partially satisfied, for the purpose of increasing these reduced rates to 69/6d, 66/6d, 63/6d and 60/6d respectively as from 2nd January, 1970.

S.I. No. 238 of 1969.

SOCIAL WELFARE (OLD AGE (CONTRIBUTORY) PENSION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1969.

The Minister for Social Welfare in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 3

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1952

(No. 11 of 1952) and section 28A of the said Act (inserted therein by

section 10

of the

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960

(No. 25 of 1960)), hereby makes the following Regulations :—