Social Welfare Act, 1993

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Section

1.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Social insurance benefits (new rates).

4.

Social assistance payments (new rates).

5.

Child benefit.

6.

Pay-related benefit.

7.

Family income supplement (new weekly rates).

8.

Maternity allowance.

9.

Invalidity pension — conditions for receipt.

10.

Payments after death.

11.

Extension of definition of adult dependant.

12.

Periods of interruption of employment to be taken into account in determining entitlement to benefit.

13.

Unemployment assistance — calculation of means.

14.

Unemployment assistance — disqualifications.

15.

Pre-retirement allowance — couples.

16.

Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceilings).

17.

Self-employment contributions (increase in earnings ceiling and minimum contributions).

18.

Exemption from payment of contributions, etc.

19.

Regulations for contributions.

20.

Old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension — self-employment contributions.

21.

Exemption of recipients of pre-retirement allowance from social insurance.

22.

Disqualifications — fraudulent claims.

23.

Personal social services number.

24.

Amendment of Third Schedule to Principal Act (rules as to calculation of means).

25.

Unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance — conditions of entitlement.

26.

Insurable (occupational injuries) employment.

27.

Alignment and consolidation of provisions relating to claims and payments, powers and duties of social welfare inspectors and offences.

28.

Penalties under Social Welfare Acts.

29.

Amendment of section 296 (decisions) of Principal Act.

30.

Repeals consequential on section 27.

31.

Alignment and consolidation of provisions relating to decisions and effect of decisions, overpayments, repayments, interim payments and suspension of payment.

32.

Repeals consequential on section 31.

33.

Notification of increase in means.

34.

Distribution of assets.

35.

Duration of payment of disability benefit.

36.

Entry into insurance.

37.

Repeals — Supplementary Unemployment Fund.

38.

Miscellaneous amendments to Principal Act arising from consolidation of various provisions.

39.

Interpretation generally.

40.

Continuance of instruments, officers and documents.

41.

Commencement of Part VI.

42.

Definitions.

43.

Offences.

44.

Regulations.

45.

Calculation of preserved benefit.

46.

Application.

47.

Repeal.

48.

General duties of trustees of schemes.

49.

Removal and appointment of trustees by High Court.

50.

Conflict between Part VI and schemes.

51.

Equality officer.

52.

Amendment of Third Schedule to Pensions Act.

Acts Referred to

Companies Acts, 1963 to 1990

Dublin Institute of Technology Act, 1992

1992, No. 15

Finance Act, 1921

1921, c. 32

Finance Act, 1958

1958, No. 25

Finance Act, 1970

1970, No. 14

Finance Act, 1972

1972, No. 19

Finance Act, 1992

1992, No. 9

Health Contributions Act, 1979

1979, No. 4

Higher Education Authority Act, 1971

1971, No. 22

Income Tax Act, 1967

1967, No. 6

Industrial Relations Act, 1990

1990, No. 19

Labour Services Act, 1987

1987, No. 15

Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts, 1968 to 1992

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, 1973

1973, No. 4

National Council for Education Awards Act, 1979

1979, No. 30

Pensions Act, 1990

1990, No. 25

Probation of Offenders Act, 1907

1907, c. 17

Regional Technical Colleges Act, 1992

1992, No. 16

Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

1981, No. 1

Social Welfare Act, 1984

1984, No. 5

Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1984

1984, No. 27

Social Welfare Act, 1986

1986, No. 8

Social Welfare Act, 1987

1987, No. 2

Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1987

1987, No. 29

Social Welfare Act, 1988

1988, No. 7

Social Welfare Act, 1989

1989, No. 4

Social Welfare Act, 1990

1990, No. 5

Social Welfare Act, 1991

1991, No. 7

Social Welfare Act, 1992

1992, No. 5

Statutory Declarations Act, 1938

1938, No. 37

Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981

1981, No. 32