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S.I. No. 247/1971 -- Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1971.

S.I. No. 247/1971 -- Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1971. 1971 247

S.I. No. 247/1971:

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONTRIBUTIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1971.

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONTRIBUTIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1971.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) hereby makes the following Regulations--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1971.

(2) The Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1970, the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 85 of 1971 ) and these Regulations may be cited collectively as the Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1971.

2. In these Regulations--

"the Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 5 of 1953 );

"the Regulations of 1961" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1961 ( S.I. No. 139 of 1961 );

"the Regulations of 1970" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 222 of 1970 ).

3. The amount of a contribution, paid in respect of a contribution week commencing on or after the 4th day of October, 1971, to be returned to an insured person shall be--

(a) under sub-article (1) of article 13A (inserted by the Regulations of 1961) of the Principal Regulations, in respect of old age (contributory) pension,
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(i) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraph 1, paragraph 3A, paragraph 6 or paragraph 7 of the Second Schedule to the Act

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(ii) in respect of an employment contribution paid under paragraph 2, paragraph 2A or paragraph 3 of the Second Schedule to the Act

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(iii) in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of ninety-one new pence

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(b) under sub-article (1) of article 13D (inserted by the Regulations of 1970) of the Principal Regulations, in respect of retirement pension, in respect of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate of ninety-one new pence

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social

Welfare this 27th day of August, 1971.

JOSEPH BRENNAN,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Social Welfare Act 1971 provides, inter alia, for increased rates of insurance contributions with effect from 4 October 1971. These Regulations determine the amounts of the increased contributions paid in respect of retirement pension to be returned to a person who entered insurance after the age of fifty-five years and who was not insured before that age under the National Health Insurance Acts 1911 to 1952. The Regulations also determine the amounts paid in respect of old age (contributory) pension to be returned to a person who had not similarly entered insurance before the age of sixty years.

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