S.I. No. 305/1953:

SOCIAL WELFARE (ASSISTANCE DECISIONS AND APPEALS) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1953.

SOCIAL WELFARE (ASSISTANCE DECISIONS AND APPEALS) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS, 1953.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 , 84 , 101 and 121 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) and paragraph (k) of section 5 of the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Act, 1952 (No. 12 of 1952) and of all other powers enabling him in this behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations :--

1. In these Regulations the expression " the Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Assistance Decisions and Appeals) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 9 of 1953 ).

2.--(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Assistance Decisions and Appeals) (No. 2) Regulations, 1953.

(2) These Regulations shall be construed as one with the Principal Regulations.

3. Article 4 of the Principal Regulations shall be extended by the addition of the following sub-article--

" (3) Article 8 of the Social Welfare (General Benefit) Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 16 of 1953 ) modified in the manner appearing in Article 10A of these Regulations shall apply to old age pensions, unemployment assistance, widows' and orphans' (non-contributory) pensions and children's allowances."

4. Part III of the Principal Regulations shall be extended by the addition of the following article--

" 10A. Where it appears to the Minister that a question has arisen or may arise as to whether--

(a) the conditions for the receipt of assistance payable under a decision are or were fulfilled, or

(b) a decision that assistance is payable ought to be revised under Article 10 of these Regulations

he may direct that payment of the assistance shall be suspended in whole or in part until the question has been decided."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 25th day of September, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Three.

SEAMAS O RIAIN,

Minister for Social Welfare.