Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Payment of allowance.

[1993 s109(1)]

133

133.—(1) Subject to subsection (3), F778[guardians payment (contributory)] shall be paid to the guardian of the orphan in respect of whom the F779[payment] is payable.

[2005 (SW&P) s19(a)]

(2) In this Chapter “guardian” means the person in whose care an orphan normally resides.

[1993 s109(2); 2005 (SW&P) s19(a)]

(3) The Minister may, where he or she thinks fit, direct that a payment under this Chapter, payable to the guardian of an orphan, be paid to some other person for the benefit of the orphan or, subject to the conditions and in the circumstances that may be prescribed, directly to an orphan who has attained the age of 18 years where that orphan is not normally residing with a guardian.

Annotations

Amendments:

F778

Substituted (28.07.2006) by Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (5/2006), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 item 8, S.I. No. 334 of 2006.

F779

Substituted (28.07.2006) by Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (5/2006), s. 4(1) and sch. 1 item 10, S.I. No. 334 of 2006.