Re: Amendment to an Act or Statutory Instrument SI in relation to Social Welfare enti
Thanks for all the very helpful replies. Sorry for the confusion. I referred to 2 Acts instead of one Act and 2 Statutory Instruments.. Having read and re-read the various documents this is the best I can come up with:-
In this order
S.I. No. 417, 1994 Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 amended by
S.I. No. 143/1996 - Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1996.(Consolidation Act) 1993
Social Welfare Act 1997 amended Social Welfare (Consolidations Act) 1993.
My question is Can the 1997 Act or part of same be amended without reference to the two previous Statutory Instruments. My reason for asking?-
1997 Act.
"(1A) In the case of a person, other than a person, who on or before the 6th day of April, 1997, is a voluntary contributor paying contributions under Chapter 4 of Part II, who attained pensionable age on or after the 6th day of April, 2002, but before the 6th day of April, 2012, subsection (1) (b) shall be construed as if '260' were substituted for '156'
"Explanation" (footnote on 1997 Act)
These Regulations amend existing regulatory provisions so as to enable a person who has a mixed insurance record, that is periods of full and modified rate insurance, to qualify for a Pro-Rata Mixed Insurance Old Age (Contributory) or Retirement Pension where the rate of such pension is higher than the rate of other pension entitlement"
This is simply not the correct in all cases. In fact the amendment is detrimental to us - whereas the S/I. 143/1966 was beneficial.
S.I. 143/1996
(I) an aggregate of at least 260 contributions, reckonable for the purposes of the contribution conditions for entitlement to old age (contributory) pension, have been paid in respect of or credited to him,