Social Welfare (Amendment of Miscellaneous Social Insurance Provisions) Regulations, 1984.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Amendment of Miscellaneous Social Insurance Provisions) Regulations, 1984.
PART I PAY-RELATED BENEFIT "WAGE STOP"
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paragraphs: Article 8 of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 141 of 1979 ) is hereby amended by the substitution in sub-articles (2) and (3) thereof of the words "seventy five per cent." for the words "eighty per cent." (as inserted therein by the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 92 of 1983 ) ).
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paragraphs: This Part shall be construed as one with the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) Regulations 1979 and 1983.
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paragraphs: This Part shall come into operation on the 2nd day of April, 1984.
PART II >MATERNITY ALLOWANCE—ADDITIONAL BENEFIT
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paragraphs: In this Part:—
"the Act" means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 ;
"the Regulations of 1981" means the Social Welfare (Maternity Allowance) (Additional Benefit) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 138 of 1981 ).
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paragraphs: Subsection (1) of Section 75 of the Act is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraphs (a) and (b) thereof of "70%" for "80%".
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paragraphs: (1) The following sub-article is hereby substituted for sub-article (2) of article 2 of the Regulations of 1981:—
"(2) Where entitlement to such additional benefit exists in respect of a period part of which is before and part of which includes or is after the first Monday in April in a benefit year, the income tax year prescribed for the purpose of section 75 (1) (a) of the Act shall, as respects entitlement for the part of the period which includes or is after the first Monday in April, be the second last income tax year before the beginning of that benefit year where the weekly aggregate of the maternity allowance, pay-related benefit (if any) and additional pay-related benefit is greater than would be the case if the provisions of paragraph (b) of sub-article (1) of this article had been applied."
(2) The following sub-article is hereby substituted for sub-article (3) of article 2 of the Regulations of 1981 (as substituted by article 3 of the Social Welfare (Maternity Allowance) (Additional Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1983 )):—
"(3) For the purpose of Section 75 (1) (b) of the Act, £92.69 is hereby prescribed as the amount of the average reckonable weekly earnings of women in the income tax year commencing on the 6th day of April, 1982."
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paragraphs: This Part shall come into operation on the 2nd day of April, 1984.
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paragraphs: Article 7 of this Part shall be construed as one with the Social Welfare (Maternity Allowance) (Additional Benefit) Regulations, 1981 to 1983.
PART III OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES CONTRIBUTIONS
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paragraphs: The Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 87 of 1979 ) as amended by the Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 123 of 1981 ) and by the Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 82 of 1982 ) are hereby further amended by—
(1) the substitution in article 7 (3) (a) of "0.13 per cent." for "0.1 per cent." and
(2) the substitution in article 7 (3) (b) of "0.13 per cent." for "0.1 per cent.".
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paragraphs: This Part shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1984 and shall be construed as one with the Social Welfare (Modifications of Insurance) Regulations 1979 to 1982.
PART IV ALTERATION IN REDUCED RATES OF DISABILITY AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
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paragraphs: The following Schedule shall be substituted for the First Schedule to the Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1953 ).