S.I. No. 233/1971:

SOCIAL WELFARE (CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971.

SOCIAL WELFARE (CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 (No. 11 of 1952) and section 22 of the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 (No. 16 of 1966), hereby makes the following regulations:--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Claims and Payments) Regulations, 1952 to 1970, may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Claims and Payments) Regulations, 1952 to 1971.

2. For sub-article (3) of article 17A of the Social Welfare (Claims and Payments) Regulations, 1952 ( S.I. No. 374 of 1952 ), (inserted by the Social Welfare (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 85 of 1967 )) there shall be substituted the following sub-article:--

" (3) In any case where the deceased dies intestate, there is no known husband, wife or next-of-kin and the funeral expenses amount to less than the amount specified in subsection (1) of section 22 of the Act of 1966 the reference therein to the amount of death benefit payable by way of grant shall be construed as a reference to the amount of the funeral expenses".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare

this 16th day of August, 1971.

JOSEPH BRENNAN,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend sub-article (3) of article 17A of the Social Welfare (Claims and Payments) Regulations, 1952 so as to substitute for the reference to fifty pounds a reference to whatever amount is specified in section 22 of the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 , as being the amount of a funeral grant.