S.I. No. 373/1985 - Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (No. 2) Regulations, 1985.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (No. 2) Regulations, 1985.

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 the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 1984 and 1985 to or in respect of himself or his dependants, in respect of the week ending on 6th day of December, 1985 any amount so payable for that week shall be increased by a sum equal to seventy-five per cent of that amount.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 26th day

of November, 1985.

BARRY DESMOND,

Minister for Health.

The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 26th day

of November, 1985.

ALAN M. DUKES,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to increase, in respect of the week ending 6th December, 1985 the maximum weekly rate of maintenance allowance payable under

section 69

of the

Health Act, 1970

, by a sum equal to seventy-five per cent of that amount.

S.I. No. 373 of 1985.

DISABLED PERSONS (MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1985.

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

sections 69

and

72

of the

Health Act, 1970

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