The Principal Act is amended -

(a) in Part 3 by inserting the following after Chapter 5:

"Chapter 5A Blind Welfare Allowance

161F. Interpretation.

In this Chapter -

'institution' has the same meaning as in section 59 of the Health Act 1970;

'weekly means', in relation to a person, means the weekly means of the person as calculated in accordance with Part 4 of Schedule 3 and the amount so calculated shall be rounded up to the nearest 10 cent where it is a multiple of 5 cent but not also a multiple of 10 cent and shall be rounded to the nearest 10 cent where it is not a multiple of 5 cent or 10 cent.

161G. Entitlement to payment.

Subject to this Act and to regulations made under this Act, an allowance (in this Act referred to as 'blind welfare allowance') is payable to a person if -

(a) the person -

(i) has attained the age of 18 years, or

(ii) has attained the age of 16 years and is in receipt of or entitled to disability allowance under Chapter 10 of this Part,

(b) the weekly means of the person as calculated in accordance with Part 4 of Schedule 3 do not exceed the appropriate highest amount of weekly means at which blind welfare allowance may be paid to that person in accordance with section 161H,

(c) the person -