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Means assessment — amendments.
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33.— Schedule 3 to the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in Part 1, by inserting the following definition before the definition of “fisherman”:
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“ ‘blind person’ means a person who—
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(a) has attained the age of 18 years, and
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(b) is so blind that the person either cannot perform any work for which eyesight is essential or cannot continue with his or her ordinary occupation;”,
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(b) in Part 4, in Rule 1(2)(b)(v), by inserting the following after subclause (I)(A):
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“(AA) any allowable pension payment within the meaning of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Refunds) Regulations 2003,”,
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and
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(c) in Table 2—
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(i) by substituting the following for reference 2:
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any moneys received—
(a) by way of child benefit under Part 4 or a payment corresponding to that benefit from another Member State, or
(b) by way of early childcare supplement under Part 4A;
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”,
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(ii) in reference 3, by inserting “or home care grant” after “domiciliary care allowance”,
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(iii) by inserting the following after reference 3:
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any allowance received under a scheme administered by the Minister for Education and Science and known as the Home Tuition Scheme where that allowance is used towards defraying the cost of home tuition;
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”,
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and
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(iv) by inserting the following after reference 18:
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any allowable pension payment within the meaning of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) (Amendment) (No. 1) (Refunds) Regulations 2003;
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