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13. Blind welfare allowance - consequential amendments.

The Principal Act is amended -

(a) in section 2(3)(b)(i) by inserting "161J" after "156(1),",

(b) in section 139(1) by inserting the following after paragraph (d):

"(da) blind welfare allowance.",

(c) in section 241(2)(c) by inserting "blind welfare allowance," after "blind pension,",

(d) in section 244(1)(c)(iii)  -

(i) by inserting "blind welfare allowance," after "disablement pension,", and

(ii) by substituting "the pension, allowance, benefit or supplement" for all the words from and including "the pension" to and including "or supplement",

(e) in section 246(3) by inserting "161G(d)," after "153(c),",

(f) in section 247 -

(i) in subsection (1)(b) by inserting ", blind welfare allowance" after "other than", and

(ii) in subsection (2)(b) by inserting ", blind welfare allowance" after "other than",