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Social Welfare Act, 1993 (No. 5)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart I Preliminary (ss. 1-2)1. Short title, construction and collective citation.2. Interpretation.Part II Increases (ss. 3-7)3. Social insurance benefits (new rates).4. Social assistance payments (new rates).5. Child benefit.6. Pay-related benefit.7. Family income supplement (new weekly rates).Part III Amendments to Existing Schemes (ss. 8-15)8. Maternity allowance.9. Invalidity pension - conditions for receipt.10. Payments after death.11. Extension of definition of adult dependant.12. Periods of interruption of employment to be taken into account in determining entitlement to benefit.13. Unemployment assistance - calculation of means.14. Unemployment assistance - disqualifications.15. Pre-retirement allowance - couples.Part IV Social Insurance Contributions (ss. 16-21)16. Pay-related social insurance contributions (increase in earnings ceilings).17. Self-employment contributions (increase in earnings ceiling and minimum contributions).18. Exemption from payment of contributions, etc.19. Regulations for contributions.20. Old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension - self-employment contributions.21. Exemption of recipients of pre-retirement allowance from social insurance.Part V Miscellaneous (ss. 22-26)22. Disqualifications - fraudulent claims.23. Personal social services number.24. Amendment of Third Schedule to Principal Act (rules as to calculation of means).25. Unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance - conditions of entitlement.26. Insurable (occupational injuries) employment.Part VI Pre-Consolidation Amendments to Align and Consolidate Various Provisions of the Social Welfare Code (ss. 27-41)27. Alignment and consolidation of provisions relating to claims and payments, powers and duties of social welfare inspectors and offences.28. Penalties under Social Welfare Acts.29. Amendment of section 296 (decisions) of Principal Act.30. Repeals consequential on section 27.31. Alignment and consolidation of provisions relating to decisions and effect of decisions, overpayments, repayments, interim payments and suspension of payment.32. Repeals consequential on section 31.33. Notification of increase in means.34. Distribution of assets.35. Duration of payment of disability benefit.36. Entry into insurance.37. Repeals - Supplementary Unemployment Fund.38. Miscellaneous amendments to Principal Act arising from consolidation of various provisions.39. Interpretation generally.40. Continuance of instruments, officers and documents.41. Commencement of Part VI.Part VII Amendments to Pensions Act, 1990 (ss. 42-52)42. Definitions.43. Offences.44. Regulations.45. Calculation of preserved benefit.46. Application.48. General duties of trustees of schemes.52. Amendment of Third Schedule to Pensions Act.51. Equality officer.50. Conflict between Part VI and schemes.49. Removal and appointment of trustees by High Court.47. Repeal.Schedule ASchedule BSchedule CSchedule D
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Version status: | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 2 April 1993 - onwards

Introductory Text

Number 5 of 1993

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS, 1981 TO 1992, TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE PENSIONS ACT, 1990, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.

[2nd April, 1993]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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