S.I. No. 347/1978 -- Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (Amendment of Rates of Weekly Contributions) Regulations, 1978.
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S.I. No. 347/1978: INSURANCE (INTERMITTENT UNEMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1942 (AMENDMENT OF RATES OF WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS) REGULATIONS, 1978. |
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INSURANCE (INTERMITTENT UNEMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1942 (AMENDMENT OF RATES OF WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS) REGULATIONS, 1978. |
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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:-- |
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Act, 1942 (Amendment of Rates of Weekly Contributions) Regulations, 1978. |
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(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1979. |
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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-- |
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( a ) by substituting a weekly rate of contribution of 71 new pence for each such rate of 47 new pence and |
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( b ) by substituting a weekly rate of contribution of 69 new pence for each such rate of 46 new pence and |
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( c ) by substituting a weekly rate of contribution of 26 new pence for each such rate of 17 new pence. |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare |
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this 15th day of December, 1978. |
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CHARLES J. HAUGHEY, |
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Minister for Social Welfare. |
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The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing regulations. |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 15th |
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day of December, 1978. |
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SEOIRSE O' COLLA, |
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Minister for Finance. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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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. |
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The weekly contributions are fixed by these Regulations at the following rates from 1st January, 1979:-- |
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