S.I. No. 373/1952:

SOCIAL WELFARE (INSURANCE INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS) REGULATIONS, 1952.

SOCIAL WELFARE (INSURANCE INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS) REGULATIONS, 1952.

The Minister for Social Welfare in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 3 and subsections (4) and (5) of Section 4 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf hereby makes the following Regulations :--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Insurance Inclusions and Exclusions) Regulations, 1952.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 5th day of January, 1953.

3. (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires--

" the Act " means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 ;

" the Minister " means the Minister for Social Welfare.

(2) References in these Regulations to any enactment shall include a reference to such enactment as amended by or extended by any subsequent enactment, order or regulations.

4. The following paragraphs shall be added at the end of Part I of the First Schedule to the Act :--

" 8. Employment as a Court Messenger under Section 4 of the Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926 (No. 18 of 1926).

9. Employment by way of manual labour in any employment included in this Part of this Schedule at a rate of remuneration exceeding in value six hundred pounds a year, or in cases where such employment involves part-time service only, at a rate of remuneration which is equivalent to a rate of remuneration exceeding six hundred pounds a year for whole-time service, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of Part II of this Schedule."

In accordance with section 4 (6) of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 , a draft, sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by each House of the Oireachtas. The necessary Resolutions were passed by Dáil Eireann and Seanad Eireann on the 11th December, 1952.

5. The following paragraphs shall be added at the end of Part II of the First Schedule to the Act :--

" 7. Employment under any local or other public authority :--

(a) as a Coroner or a Deputy Coroner ;

(b) as a Public Analyst ;

(c) as a Superintendent Registrar or Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages or as a Deputy, Assistant or Interim Superintendent Registrar or Registrar in such matters ;

(d) of persons pursuant to the provisions of section 25 or section 34 of the Public Assistance Act, 1939 (No. 27 of 1939) ;

(e) of sick or disabled persons, with a view to the rehabilitation of such persons ;

(f) in the execution of contracts (not being employment within the meaning of the previous sub-paragraphs of this paragraph) other than

(i) contracts of service or apprenticeship ;

(ii) contracts for services where the employment is of one person and is by way of manual labour and personal service is given by the employed person.

8. Employment where the employed person is a person in Holy Orders or other Minister of Religion or a person living in a religious community as a member thereof.

9. Employment as a registered or provisionally registered medical practitioner.

10. Employment as a registered dentist."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare, this 23rd day of December, 1952.

SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN,

Minister for Social Welfare.