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S.I. No. 313 of 1995.

MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES (INCREASED PAYMENT) REGULATIONS, 1995.

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

sections 69

and

72

of the

Health Act, 1970

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

1 Citation.

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Maintenance Allowances (Increased Payment) Regulations, 1995.

2 Rate of Payment.

2.

Where a person is or becomes entitled to—

(

a

) payment under subsection (3) of

section 44

of the

Health Act, 1947

in accordance with the Infectious Diseases (Maintenance) Regulations, 1995 (

S.I. No. 140 of 1995

); or

(

b

) payment of a maintenance allowance under

section 69

of the

Health Act, 1970

in accordance with the Disabled Persons Maintenance Allowances Regulations, 1995 (

S.I. No. 141 of 1995

),

any amount so payable in respect of the week commencing on 4th December, 1995 to or in respect of himself or his dependants shall be increased by a sum equal to seventy per cent of that amount or £20 whichever is the greater.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this 30th

day of November, 1995.

MICHAEL NOONAN,

Minister for Health.

The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 30th

day of November, 1995.

RUAIRÍ QUINN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to increase, in respect of the week commencing 4th December, 1995, the maximum weekly rate of maintenance allowance 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 or £20, whichever is the greater.