Redundancy Payments Act 1967
Aid to unemployed persons changing residence.
46.—F103[(1) The Minister may, for the purpose of promoting national economic policy, make with the consent of the Minister for Finance regulations providing for financial assistance out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas—
(a) to persons who are obliged to change their normal place of residence in order to take up employment offered or approved by the National Manpower Service, or
(b) to enable persons to travel for selection for training at approved training centres or to undertake courses of training at such centres.]
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under this section—
(a) may provide for the payment or recoupment, in whole or in part, of the costs of transport (including the transport of household effects) arising out of a change of residence and for allowances in respect of lodgings, and
(b) may impose conditions, time limits and financial limits in respect of any moneys payable under the regulations.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 4, regulations under this section may apply to workers belonging to a class excluded from this Act by the said section 4.
Annotations
Amendments:
F103
Substituted (1.09.1971) by Redundancy Payments Act 1971 (20/1971), s. 18, S.I. No. 230 of 1971.
Modifications (not altering text):
C23
Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2).
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —
(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and
(b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2,
are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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Schedule 1
Enactments
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Part 2
1922 to 2011 Enactments
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Number and Year |
Short Title |
Provision |
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(2) |
(3) |
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No. 21 of 1967 |
Redundancy Payments Act 1967 |
Sections 29, 39(10) and (13), 46 and 56(2) and (3) |
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Editorial Notes:
E115
Certain payments under regulations made under this section exempted from income tax (from year 1997-1998) by Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (39/1997), s. 203(2), commenced as per s. 1097(1)(a).
E116
Power pursuant to section exercised (3.08.1982) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) (Revocation) Regulations 1982 (S.I. No. 251 of 1982).
E117
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (1.08.1982) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) Regulations 1982 (S.I. No. 248 of 1982); revoked (3.08.1982) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) (Revocation) Regulations 1982 (S.I. No. 251 of 1982), reg. 2(c).
E118
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (21.05.1979) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) Regulations 1979 (S.I. No. 322 of 1979); revoked (3.08.1982) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) (Revocation) Regulations 1982 (S.I. No. 251 of 1982), reg. 2(b).
E119
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (10.09.1974) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) Regulations 1974 (S.I. No. 271 of 1974): revoked (3.08.1982) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) (Revocation) Regulations 1982 (S.I. No. 251 of 1982), reg. 2(a).
E120
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (14.10.1971) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) Regulations 1971 (S.I. No. 286 of 1971); revoked (10.09.1974) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) Regulations 1974 (S.I. No. 271 of 1974), reg. 2.
E121
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (25.01.1968) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) Regulations 1968 (S.I. No. 8 of 1968); revoked (14.10.1971) by Redundancy (Resettlement Assistance) Regulations 1971 (S.I. No. 286 of 1971), reg. 2.