S.I. No. 284/1990 - Maintenance Allowances (Increased Payment) Regulations 1990.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Maintenance Allowances (Increased Payment) Regulations 1990.

2. Where a person is or becomes entitled to—

(

a

) payment under sub-section (3) of

section 44

of the

Health Act, 1947

in accordance with the Infectious Diseases (Maintenance) Regulations, 1990 (

S.I. No. 190 of 1990

): or

(

b

) payment of a maintenance allowance under

section 69

of the

Health Act 1970

in accordance with the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 1990 (

S.I. No. 193 of 1990

);

any amount so payable in respect of the week ending on the 7th day of December, 1990 to or in respect of himself or his dependants shall be increased by a sum equal to seventy per cent of that amount.

GIVEN under Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 29th day of November, 1990.

RORY O'HANLON,

Minister for Health.

The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 29th day of November 1990.

ALBERT REYNOLDS,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to increase, in respect of the week ending 7th December, 1990, the maximum weekly rate of maintenance allowances payable under

section 44

of the

Health Act 1947

and

section 69

of the

Health Act 1970

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

S.I. No. 284 of 1990.

MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES (INCREASED PAYMENT) REGULATIONS 1990.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 and subsection (5) of

section 44

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