S.I. No. 340/1982 - Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1982.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1982.

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) (No. 2) Regulations (S.I. No. 341 of 1981.) as amended by Article 3 of the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations, 1982 (

S.I. No. 77 of 1982

) in respect of the week commencing the 5th day of December, 1982, any amount payable to him by way of an allowance in respect of himself and any adult dependants for that week shall be increased by a sum equal to that amount.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 29th

day of November, 1982.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Health.

The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations. Dated this 29th day of November, 1982.

RAY MacSHARRY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to increase, in respect of the week commencing 5th December, 1982 the maximum weekly rate of the element of the allowance appropriate to himself and any adult dependants payable under

Section 69

of the

Health Act, 1970

, by a sum equal to that amount.

There is provision for a double week's allowance for child dependants in

S.I. No. 285 of 1982

.

S.I. No. 340 of 1982.

DISABLED PERSONS (MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) REGULATIONS, 1982.

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—