S.I. No. 79/1982 - Health Contributions (Yearly Reckonable Income) (Variation) Regulations, 1982.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Contributions (Yearly Reckonable Income) (Variation) Regulations, 1982.

2. The sum specified in

sections 5

(2),

6

(2) and

8

of the

Health Contributions Act, 1979

is hereby varied with effect from the 6th day of April, 1982 to the sum of £9,500.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this

31st day of March, 1982.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Health.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the above Regulations.

Dated this 31st day of March 1982.

RAY MACSHARRY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Section 9

(3) of the

Health Contributions Act, 1979

, provides that the Minister for Health may by regulation vary the ceiling amount specified in sections 5 (2), 6 (2) and 8 of the Act. The present income ceiling is £8,500 and it is now varied by these regulations to £9,500. The changed income ceiling is operative from the beginning of the contribution year commencing on 6th April, 1982.

S.I. No. 79 of 1982.

HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS (YEARLY RECKONABLE INCOME) (VARIATION) REGULATIONS, 1982.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sub-section (3) of

section 9

of the

Health Contributions Act, 1979

(No. 4 of 1979) hereby makes the following Regulations as respects which, pursuant to sub-section (5) of the said section, a draft has been approved by a resolution of each House of the Oireachtas.