Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006
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Early childcare supplement — consequential amendments to Principal Act. |
29.— (1) Each provision of the Principal Act mentioned in column (1) of Schedule 6 to this Act is amended in the manner specified in column (2) of that Schedule opposite the mention of that provision in column (1). | |
(2) The following section is substituted for section 240 of the Principal Act: | ||
“Definition. | ||
240.— Except where otherwise provided, in this Part— | ||
‘benefit’ means— | ||
(a) any benefit described in section 39(1), | ||
(b) any assistance described in section 139(1), | ||
(c) child benefit, | ||
(d) early childcare supplement, | ||
(e) respite care grant, | ||
(f) family income supplement, | ||
(g) continued payment for qualified children, or | ||
(h) EU payments within the meaning of Part 8.”. | ||
(3) Section 300(2) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following after paragraph (c): | ||
“(ca) Part 4A (early childcare supplement),”. | ||
(4) This section comes into operation on 1 April 2006. |