S.I. No. 135/1981:

SOCIAL WELFARE (PAY-RELATED BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1981.

SOCIAL WELFARE (PAY-RELATED BENEFIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1981.

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 by Section 73 of that Act (as substituted by the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1981 (No. 3 of 1981)), hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981 and shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1981.

2. The Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 141 of 1979 ) are hereby amended by the substitution in article 7 of "£170" for "£140" (as inserted by the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 1980 (S.I. 98 of 1980)) and in sub-paragraph (c) of sub-article (2) of article 9 of "£170" for "£140" (as inserted by the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1980 (S.I. 98 of 1980)) in each case where the said sum appears.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this

3rd day of April, 1981.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Social Welfare.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this

3rd day of April, 1981.

GENE FITZGERALD,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These amendments to the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) Regulations increase the maximum amount of reckonable weekly earnings on which pay-related benefit may be calculated from £140 to £170.

They also vary the maximum weekly amount which may be paid to an unemployed person by way of flat-rate unemployment benefit, pay-related benefit and any income tax refund arising from the unemployment from 85% of his average net weekly earnings or £140, whichever is the lesser, to 85% of his average net weekly earnings or £170, whichever is the lesser.