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S.I. No. 374/1996 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Assessment of Means) Regulations, 1996

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(2)(
  1. u)(inserted by section 37 of the Social Welfare Act, 1996 ) of Part I and Rule 4 (
  2. u)(inserted by section 37 of the Social Welfare Act, 1996 ) of Part II of the Third Schedule to the said Act, hereby makes the following Regulations: 1 Citation and construction. 1.
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Assessment of Means) Regulations, 1996.
(2)These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations, 1994 to 196 may be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations, 1994 to
  1. 2 Definitions.
  2. In these Regulations — "the Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments provisions) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 417 of 1994 ); and "the Regulations of 1996" means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 297 of 1996 ). 3 Calculation of means.
  3. The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by the insertion after article 90A (inserted by article 5 of the Regulations of 1996) of the following article: "90B. The income prescribed for the purposes of Rule 1
(2)(u) of Part 1 and Rule 1
(4)(
  1. u)of Part II of the Third Schedule to the Principal Act shall be the yearly value of all income derived from compensation awarded — (
  2. a)by the Compensation Tribunal established by the Minister for Health on 15 December, 1995 or by a court of competent jurisdiction, to compensate certain persons who have contracted Hepatitis C from the use of Human Immunoglobulin — Anti-D, whole blood or other blood products, or (
  3. b)to persons who have disabilities caused by Thalidomide.". GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 27th day of November, 1996 PROINSIAS DE ROSSA Minister for Social Welfare. The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 28th day of November, 1996 RUAIRI QUINN Minister for Finance. EXPLANATORY NOTE These Regulations provide that any moneys received by way of compensation awarded to persons who have contracted Hepatitis C and to persons who have disabilities caused by Thalidomide will be disregarded in the assessment of means for social assistance purposes. 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

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