Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 (No. 8)

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Published date: 27 March 2002

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 (No. 8)

	Introductory Text
	Acts Referred to
	Part 1 Amendments to the Social Welfare Acts (ss. 1-15)
	1. Definitions.
	2. Child benefit (new rates).
	3. Respite care grant - increase.
	4. Widowed parent grant - amount of grant.
	5. Disability benefit - linking provisions.
	6. Unemployment assistance and pre-retirement allowance - linking provisions.
	7. Qualified child - extension to end of academic year.
	8. Disability allowance - amendment of rounding provision.
	9. Maternity and adoptive benefit - amendment to contribution conditions.
	10. Amendments consequential on the alignment of the income tax year with the calendar year.
	11. PRSI arrangements for certain personal pensions.
	12. Personal public service number - extension of provisions.
	13. Social Insurance Fund - expenditure on benefit.
	14. Contributions - application of Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997.
	15. Carer's benefit - improvement.
	Part 2 Miscellaneous Amendments (s. 16)
	16. Miscellaneous amendments.
	Part 3 Short Title, Construction and Commencement (s. 17)
	17. Short title, construction and commencement.
	Schedule - Miscellaneous Amendments Effected by Section 16
	Schedule, Part 1 Amendment of Combat Poverty Agency Act, 1986
	Schedule, Part 2 Amendment of Charities Act, 1961
	Schedule, Part 3 Amendment of Health Contributions Act, 1979
	Schedule, Part 4 Amendment of Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Act, 1863
	Schedule, Part 5 Amendment of Births and Deaths Registration Act (Ireland), 1880
	Schedule, Part 6 Amendment of Registration of Births Act, 1996
	Schedule, Part 7 Amendment of Marriages (Ireland) Act, 1844
	Schedule, Part 8 Amendment of Registration of Marriages (Ireland) Act, 1863
	Schedule, Part 9 Amendment of Vital Statistics and Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1952
	Schedule, Part 10 Amendment of Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976