S.I. No. 367/1980 - Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1980.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1980.

2. Where a person is or becomes entitled to payment of a maintenance allowance under

section 69

of the

Health Act, 1970

in accordance with article 4 of the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973 (

S.I. No. 160 of 1973

) as amended by article 2 of the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 1980 (

S.I. No. 92 of 1980

), in respect of the week commencing on the 7th day of December, 1980, any amount payable to him by way of such allowance for that week shall be increased by a sum equal to that amount.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health

this 4th day of December, 1980.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Health.

The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations.

Dated this 4th day of December 1980.

MICHAEL O' KENNEDY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to increase, in respect of the week commencing 7th December, 1980 the maximum weekly rate of maintenance allowance payable under

Section 69

of the

Health Act, 1970

, by a sum equal to that amount.

S.I. No. 367 of 1980.

DISABLED PERSONS (MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES) (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1980.

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

section 5

of the

Health Act, 1947

(No. 28 of 1947) and by

section 69

and

72

of the

Health Act, 1970

(No. 1 of 1970), hereby makes the following Regulations:—