S.I. No. 43/1992:

SOCIAL WELFARE (PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1992.

SOCIAL WELFARE (PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1992.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) and by section 20 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 (No. 14 of 1985), hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations, 1992.

2. The Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (No. 2) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 422 of 1986 ) are hereby amended by the substitution for sub-article (1A) of Article 7 (inserted by the Social Welfare (Preservation of Rights) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 39 of 1991 )) of the following sub-article:--

"(1A) An increase in a payment under Article 6A of these Regulations shall be paid for the duration of the period of continuous entitlement to that payment or until:--

( a ) the 26th day of July, 1992 in the case of disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit and disablement benefit,

( b ) the 28th day of July, 1992 in the case of unemployment assistance,

( c ) the 29th day of July, 1992 in the case of unemployment benefit, retirement pension and invalidity pension,

( d ) the 30th day of July, 1992 in the case of old age (contributory) pension,

whichever is the shorter.".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 25th

day of February, 1992.

CHARLES McCREEVY,

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 25th

day of February, 1992.

BERTIE AHERN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide that the transitional payments being made to persons whose social welfare payments were reduced as a consequence of the revised dependency arrangements introduced under the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1985 shall continue to be made up to the week commencing 27 July, 1992.