Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Payments to Nominated Persons) Regulations 2015.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Payments to Nominated Persons) Regulations 2015.
(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2015 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2015.
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paragraphs: The Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 142 of 2007 ) are amended–
(a) by the substitution of the following article for article 201:
“Nomination of persons to receive payment of benefit
201. (1) Subject to article 201A, a person to whom benefit is payable may nominate a person who is over the age of 18 years to receive payment of benefit on his or her behalf and, subject to the consent of the Minister, such benefit may be payable to the person so nominated.
(2) Every nomination under subarticle (1)—
(a) shall be made to the Minister in the form for the time being approved by him or her, and
(b) may be revoked by the person to whom benefit is payable on giving notice in writing of that fact to the Minister.
(3) The Minister may withdraw his or her consent to a nomination under subarticle (1) where he or she considers that the circumstances so warrant.
(4) A person nominated under sub-article (1) shall pay the person to whom benefit is payable the full amount of the payment without deduction of any kind.”,
(b) by the insertion of the following article after article 201:
“Nomination of employer to receive payment of certain benefits
201A.(1) This article applies to the following payments—
(a) illness benefit,
(b) maternity benefit,
(c) health and safety benefit, and
(d) adoptive benefit.
(2) Where a payment to which this article applies is payable to a person, that person may, subject to the consent of the Minister, nominate his or her employer to receive that payment on his or her behalf.
(3) Every nomination under subarticle (2)—
(a) shall be made to the Minister in the form for the time being approved by him or her, and
(b) may be revoked by the person to whom benefit is payable on giving notice in writing of that fact to the Minister.
(4) The Minister may withdraw his or her consent to a nomination under subarticle (2) where he or she considers that the circumstances so warrant.”, and
(c) by the substitution of the following article for article 210:
“Provisions relating to nominations and appointments
210. (1) The Minister may at any time revoke an appointment made under article 202, 203 or 204 and a person appointed may resign on giving to the Minister one months notice of his or her intention to do so.
(2) The receipt of benefit by a person—
(a) nominated under article 201 or 201A, or
(b) appointed under article 202, 203 or 204,
shall be a good discharge to the Minister and, in the case of benefit payable under Part 2 of the Principal Act, to the Minister and to the Social Insurance Fund of any amount so paid.”.