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SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1948

PART II.

Amendments of the Old Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1938.

Chapter I.

Preliminary and General.

Commencement of Chapter II of Part II.

5. —Chapter II of this Part shall come into operation on the 7th day of January, 1949.

Interpretation of Part II.

6. —(1) In this Part—

the expression “the Act of 1924” means the Old Age Pensions Act, 1924 (No. 19 of 1924);

the expression “the Act of 1932” means the Old Age Pensions Act, 1932 (No. 18 of 1932);

the expression “the Acts” means the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1938;

the word “pension” means a pension payable under the Acts.

(2) This Part shall be construed as one with the Acts.

Review and prospective adjustment of pensions.

7. —(1) In this section—

the expression “existing pension” means a pension which—

(a) is payable at the date of the passing of this Act, or

(b) commences to accrue before the 7th day of January, 1949;

the expression “the appropriate new weekly rate” means, in relation to an existing pension, the weekly rate which, having regard to Chapter II of this Part, will, if such pension continues to be payable after the 6th day of January, 1949, be applicable to such pension.

(2) Every pension officer shall proceed to review every existing pension in his area and shall, subject to subsection (3) of this section, adjust, with effect as from the 7th day of January, 1949, such pension to the appropriate new weekly rate, and such pension, if it continues to be payable after the 6th day of January, 1949, shall, subject to the provisions of the Acts and Chapter II of this Part, be payable, as on and from the 7th day of January, 1949, at the weekly rate to which it is so adjusted.

(3) For the purposes of the review and adjustment of an existing pension under this section, the reference to the yearly means of the pensioner, contained in the Table to section 9 of this Act, shall be construed as a reference to the yearly means of the pensioner as they stood determined at the date of the review and adjustment.

Birth certificates.

8. —Where, for the purposes of the Acts, the age of any person is required to be proved by the production of a certificated of birth, any person shall, on presenting a written requisition in such form and containing such particulars as the Minister for Health may direct and on payment of a fee of sixpence, be entitled to obtain a certified copy of the entry of the birth in the register of births under the hand of the registrar, superintendent registrar or other person having the custody thereof, and forms for such requisition shall on request be supplied without any charge by the registrar, superintendent registrar or other person having the custody of the register.