S.I. No. 99/1977 - Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1977.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1977.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) Regulations, 1953 to 1976 may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) Regulations, 1953 to 1977.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 4th day of April, 1977.

3. For the First Schedule to the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 (

S.I. No. 7 of 1953

) as substituted by article 3 of the Social Welfare (Disability and Unemployment Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1976 (

S.I. No. 75 of 1976

) there shall be substituted the following:—

Article 4

"FIRST SCHEDULE

REDUCED RATES OF DISABILITY AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

(1)

(2)

(3.

Full weekly rate of benefit applicable under Part I of the Third Schedule to the Act as amended by the

Social Welfare Act, 1977

(No. of 1977).

£12·45

£10·85

Number of employment contributions paid or credited in respect of the relevant contribution year.

Reduced rate at which benefit is payable.

41————47

£11·95

£10·50

33————40

£11·45

£10·15

26————32

£11·05

£9·90

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 31st day of March, 1977.

BRENDAN CORISH,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 31st day of March, 1977.

RICHIE RYAN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Consequent on the increase in the maximum rates of disability and unemployment benefit effected by the

Social Welfare Act, 1977

, these Regulations amend the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 (

S.I. No. 7 of 1953

) for the purpose of increasing the reduced rates of benefit payable where the contribution condition in respect of the governing contribution year is only partially satisfied.

S.I. No. 99 of 1977.

SOCIAL WELFARE (DISABILITY AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1977.

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

sections 3

and

28

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1952

(No. 11 of 1952) and with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following Regulations:—