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Composition and rates of widows' (contributory) pensions.
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103.—(1) The following section shall be inserted in the Principal Act in lieu of section 10 (inserted by section 41 of the Act of 1948):—
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“10.—(1) A widow's (contributory) pension payable to the widow of an insured person shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be at the rate set forth in the Table to this subsection:—
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TABLE.
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Weekly rates of widows' (contributory) pensions.
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Widow, no qualified child
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Widow, one qualified child
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Widow, two or more qualified children
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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24 shillings
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31 shillings
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38 shillings
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(2) In applying the Table to subsection (1) of this section—
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(a) column (2) shall have effect in case there is one qualified child (and not more) who normally resides with the widow and who—
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(i) normally resided with her or the husband immediately before the death of the husband, or
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(ii) being a child or step-child of the husband, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband,
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(b) column (3) shall have effect in case there are two or more qualified children who normally reside with the widow and who—
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(i) normally resided with her or the husband immediately before the death of the husband, or
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(ii) being children or step-children of the husband, became normally resident with her subsequent to the death of the husband,
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(c) column (1) shall have effect in any other case.
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(3) In this Act—
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references to a child's (contributory) allowance shall be construed—
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(a) in a case in which column (2) of the Table to subsection (1) of this section has effect—as referring to so much of the widow's (contributory) pension as consists of the excess of the amount specified in column (2) over the amount specified in column (1),
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(b) in a case in which column (3) of the Table to subsection (1) of this section has effect—as referring to each half of so much of the widow's (contributory) pension as consists of the excess of the amount specified in column (3) over the amount specified in column (1);
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references to a widow's (contributory) allowance shall be construed—
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(a) in a case in which column (1) of the Table to subsection (1) of this section has effect—as referring to the whole of the widow's (contributory) pension,
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(b) in any other case—as referring to so much of the widow's (contributory) pension as does not consist of any child's (contributory) allowance.”
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(2) There shall be paid into the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Fund out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas such amount as, in the opinion of the Minister and of the Minister for Finance, is necessary to meet the additional expenditure resulting from this section during the period beginning on the 4th day of July, 1952, and ending on the 5th day of October, 1952, and the said amount shall be so paid in such manner and at such times as the Minister for Finance may determine.
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(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall come into operation on the 4th day of July, 1952.
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