S.I. No. 7/1971 - Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (Amendment of Rates of Supplementary Benefit) Regulations, 1971.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited at the

Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942

(Amendment of Rates of Supplementary Benefit) Regulations, 1971.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 18th day of January, 1971.

2. The Third Schedule to the

Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942

(No. 7 of 1942), as amended by the

Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942

(Amendment of Rates of Supplementary Benefit) Regulations, 1966 (

S.I. No. 188 of 1966

), is hereby amended—

(

a

) by substituting an hourly rate of supplementary benefit of 6s 0d (30p) for the rate of 3s 8d, and

(

b

) by substituting an hourly rate of supplementary benefit of 5s 0d (25p) for the rate of 3s 1d, and

(

c

) by substituting an hourly rate of supplementary benefit of 2s 0d (10p) for the rate of 1s 2d.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare

this 14th day of January, 1971.

JOSEPH BRENNAN,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 14th day

of January, 1971.

SEOIRSE Ó COLLA,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of the Regulations is to increase the hourly rates of " Wet-Time " benefit payable under the Acts.

The hourly benefit rates are fixed by these Regulations as from 18th January, 1971, as follows

Skilled worker ... ... ...

6s (30p)

Unskilled worker ... ... ...

5s(25p)

Young person ... ... ...

2s (10p)

S.I. No. 7 of 1971.

INSURANCE (INTERMITTENT UNEMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1942 (AMENDMENT OF RATES OF SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT) REGULATIONS, 1971.

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

Section 46

of the

Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942

(No. 7 of 1942), and the Social Welfare (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 1) Order, 1947 (S.R. & O., No. 18 of 1947), and with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following regulations