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12 1970

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1970

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PART I

Preliminary and General

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Short title, construction and collective citation.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1970.

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(2) This Act—

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(a) in so far as it amends and extends the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1969, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1970,

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(b) in so far as it amends and extends the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1969, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Unemployment Assistance Acts, 1933 to 1970,

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(c) in so far as it amends and extends the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1969, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Acts, 1935 to 1970,

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(d) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1969, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Social Welfare (Children's Allowances) Acts, 1944 to 1970,

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(e) in so far as it amends and extends the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1969, shall be construed as one with those Acts and may be cited together with them as the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1970.

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Interpretation.

2. —In this Act—

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“the Act of 1933” means the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1933 ;

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“the Act of 1935” means the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935 ;

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“the Act of 1952” means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 ;

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“the Act of 1960” means the Social Welfare (Amendment) Act, 1960 ;

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“the Act of 1963” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1963 ;

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“the Act of 1964” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964 ;

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“the Act of 1965” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965 ;

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“the Act of 1966” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1966 ;

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“the Act of 1967” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967 ;

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“the Act of 1968” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1968 ;

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“the Act of 1969” means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1969 .