S.I. No. 189/1992 -- Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit) Regulations, 1992.
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S.I. No. 189/1992: SOCIAL WELFARE (UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT) REGULATIONS, 1992. |
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SOCIAL WELFARE (UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT) REGULATIONS, 1992. |
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The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No. 1 of 1981) and section 35 of that Act (as amended by section 29 of the Social Welfare Act, 1992 (No. 5 of 1992)), hereby makes the following Regulations:-- |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit) Regulations, 1992. |
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2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 20th day of July, 1992. |
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3. The amount prescribed for the purposes of subsection (3) (e) of section 35 (as inserted by section 29 of the Social Welfare Act, 1992 ) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 shall be £12,000. |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 10th day of July, 1992. |
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CHARLIE McCREEVY, |
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Minister for Social Welfare. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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Section 29 of the Social Welfare Act, 1992 provides that a person under age 55 who receives moneys in respect of redundancy in excess of a prescribed amount may be disqualified for receiving unemployment benefit for a period of up to nine weeks. These regulations prescribe an amount of £12,000 for the purposes of this disqualification. |
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