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- d)and (
- g)of article 5. 3. Article 4 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution thereof of the following :— "a brother, a half-brother, a son, a step-son, a grand-son, a son-in-law, a nephew, a sister, a half-sister, a daughter, a step-daughter, a grand-daughter, a daughter-in-law and a niece, are hereby specified to be relatives for the purpose of section 21
(1)of the Act of 1970." 4. Article 5 of the Principal Regulations is hereby further amended by the substitution—
(1)of the following paragraph for paragraph (
- d)thereof :— "(
- d)the specified relative shall not be in receipt of or entitled to receive— (
- i)unemployment benefit, unemployment assistance, disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit, unemployability supplement, or (
- ii)death benefit by way of widow's pension or death benefit by way of widower's pension or death benefit by way of parent's pension at the higher rate under the Act of 1966, or old age (contributory) pension, invalidity pension, retirement pension, widow's (contributory) pension, or (iii) old age pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension or deserted wife's allowance where such pension or allowance is or would be equal to or greater than the increase in respect of a specified relative;"
(2)of the following paragraph for paragraph (
- e)thereof :— "(
- e)the incapacitated person shall not be in receipt of or entitled to receive an old age pension, old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension, invalidity pension, retirement pension or a payment in respect of need for constant attendance under the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 ;" and
(3)of the following paragraph for paragraph (
- f)thereof :— "(
- f)the specified relative shall not be a married person wholly or mainly maintained by his or her spouse." 5.
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Old Age (Care) Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations, 1972.
(2)The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Old Age (Care) Allowance) Regulations 1970 and
- These Regulations shall come into operation on the 5th day of October,
- GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 4th day of October,
- JOSEPH BRENNAN, Minister for Social Welfare. EXPLANATORY NOTE. These regulations give effect to the provisions of section 21 of the Social Welfare Act, 1972 extending the scheme of old age (care) allowance (payable, under conditions prescribed in regulations, to certain incapacitated persons over 70 years of age in respect of whom a specified relative is providing full-time care and attention), to include male relatives. The regulations also make certain other adjustments in the Principal Regulations consequential on the provisions of the 1972 Act and new regulations made thereunder relating to the scheme of prescribed relative allowances payable to certain pensioners. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais