LegalizeS.I. No. 347/1978 - Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (Amendment of Rates of Weekly Contributions) Regulations, 1978
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S.I. No. 347 of 1978.
INSURANCE (INTERMITTENT UNEMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1942 (AMENDMENT OF RATES OF WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS) REGULATIONS, 1978.
The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 46 of the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act. 1942 (No. 7 of 1942), and the Social Welfare (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 1) Order, 1947 (S.R. & O., No. 18 of 1947), and with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following regulations:—
1.
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (Amendment of Rates of Weekly Contributions) Regulations, 1978.
- (2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1979.
2.
The Second Schedule to the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (No. 7 of 1942) as amended by the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (Amendment of Rates of Weekly Contributions and Supplementary Benefit) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 139 of 1978 ) is hereby amended—
( a ) by substituting a weekly rate of contribution of 71 new pence for each such rate of 47 new pence and
( b ) by substituting a weekly rate of contribution of 69 new pence for each such rate of 46 new pence and
( c ) by substituting a weekly rate of contribution of 26 new pence for each such rate of 17 new pence.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare
this 15th day of December, 1978.
CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,
Minister for Social Welfare.
The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing regulations.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 15th
day of December, 1978.
SEOIRSE O' COLLA,
Minister for Finance.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
The effect of the Regulations is to increase the weekly "Wet Time" contributions payable under the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 , by insured persons and their employers.
The weekly contributions are fixed by these Regulations at the following rates from 1st January, 1979:—
| Skilled Worker | £1.42 |
| Unskilled Worker | £1.38 |
| Young Person | £0.52. |
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