S.I. No. 162/1980:

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONTRIBUTIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1980.

SOCIAL WELFARE (CONTRIBUTIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1980.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3, 7 and 9 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) Regulations, 1980.

(2) The Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1979, and these Regulations may be cited collectively as the Social Welfare (Contributions) Regulations, 1953 to 1980.

2. In these Regulations--

"the Act" means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952);

"the Act of 1978" means the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1978 (No. 25 of 1978);

"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 );

"the Regulations of 1977" means the Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 126 of 1977 ).

3. The amount of a contribution in respect of old age (contributory) pension to be returned to an insured person under sub-article (1) of article 13A (inserted by the Regulations of 1961) of the Principal Regulations (as amended by the Regulations of 1977) where the contribution was due on or after the 6th day of April, 1980, shall be--

(i) in the case of an employment contribution paid at the rate specified in section 6 (1) (b) of the Act (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1978), 0.67% or

(ii) in the case of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate specified in section 6 (2) (b) (ii) of the Act (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1978), 1.93% or

(iii) in the case of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate specified in section 6 (2) (b) (iii) of the Act (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1978), 1.93%

of the amount of the reckonable earnings or the reckonable income, as appropriate, by reference to which the contribution paid was determined.

4. The amount of a contribution in respect of retirement pension to be returned to an insured person under sub-article (1) of article 13 (d) (inserted by the Regulations of 1970) of the Principal Regulations where the contribution was due on or after the 6th day of April, 1980, shall be--

(i) in the case of an employment contribution paid at the rate specified in section 6 (1) (b) of the Act (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1978), 0.35% or

(ii) in the case of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate specified in section 6 (2) (b) (ii) of the Act (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1978), 0.96% or

(iii) in the case of a voluntary contribution paid at the rate specified in section 6 (2) (b) (iii) of the Act (inserted by section 5 of the Act of 1978), 0.96%

of the amount of the reckonable earnings or the reckonable income, as appropriate, by reference to which the contribution paid was determined.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 3rd day of June 1980.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Social Welfare.