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S.I. No. 67/1989 -- Health Contributions (Yearly Reckonable Income) (Variation) Regulations, 1989.

S.I. No. 67/1989 -- Health Contributions (Yearly Reckonable Income) (Variation) Regulations, 1989. 1989 67

		S.I. No. 67/1989: HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS (YEARLY RECKONABLE INCOME) (VARIATION) REGULATIONS, 1989.
		HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS (YEARLY RECKONABLE INCOME) (VARIATION) REGULATIONS, 1989.
		The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sub-section (3) of section 9 of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 (No. 4 of 1979) hereby makes the following Regulations as respects which, pursuant to sub-section (5) of the said section, a draft has been approved by a resolution of each House of the Oireachtas.
		1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Contributions (Yearly Reckonable Income) (Variation) Regulations, 1989.
		2. The sum specified in sections 5 (2), 6 (2) and 8 of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 , is hereby varied with effect from the 6th day of April, 1989, to the sum of £16,000.
		GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 5th day of
		April, 1989.
		RORY O'HANLON,
		Minister for Health.
		The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the above Regulations.
		GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 5th day of
		April, 1989.
		ALBERT REYNOLDS,
		Minister for Finance.
		EXPLANATORY NOTE.
		1. Health Contributions are levied on income up to a fixed income ceiling at a percentage rate as set in pursuance of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 . Section 9 (3) of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 , provides that the Minister for Health may by regulations vary the ceiling amount specified in sections 5 (2), 6 (2) and 8 of the Act. The present income ceiling is £15,500 and it is proposed that it should be varied to £16,000. The changed income ceiling would operate from the beginning of the next contribution year which commences on 6th April, 1989.
		2. Section 9 (5) of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 , provides that where regulations are proposed to be made under section 9 (3) of the Act to vary the income ceiling, a draft of the regulations shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the regulations shall not be made until a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each House.

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