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Island allowance— improvements.
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6.—(1) The Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in section 99, by substituting the following for subsection (6) (inserted by section 15 of the Act of 2001):
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“(6) The weekly rate of invalidity pension shall be increased by the amount set out in column (8) of Part I of the Second Schedule where the beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island.”,
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(b) in section 191C(1) (as amended by section 17 of the Act of 2001)—
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(i) in paragraph (b), by deleting “and”, and
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(ii) by substituting the following for paragraph (c):
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“(c) the amount set out in column (6) of that Part where the claimant or beneficiary is living alone, and
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(d) the amount set out in column (8) of Part I of the Fourth Schedule where the claimant or beneficiary is ordinarily resident on an island.”,
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(c) by substituting the following for Part IV of the Second Schedule (inserted by section 2 of the Act of 2002):
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“PART IV
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Increases of Disablement Pension
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Description of Increase
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Weekly Rate
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Increase where the person is living alone
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Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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€
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€
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€
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1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work ... ... ...
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124.80
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7.70
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12.70
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2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance ... ...
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139.70
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”,
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and
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(d) by inserting “12.70” in column (8) at reference 3 of Part I (amended by section 3 of the Act of 2002) of the Fourth Schedule.
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(2) This section comes into operation—
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(a) in so far as it relates to disability allowance on 2 April 2003,
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(b) in so far as it relates to invalidity pension on 3 April 2003, and
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(c) in so far as it relates to disablement pension on 4 April 2003.
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