Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006

SCHEDULE 3

State Pension (non-contributory) — Consequential Amendments to Principal Act

Section 17.

Provision or Instrument Affected

Amendment

(1)

(2)

Section 4(4)(a)

Substitute “Rule 2(3) of Part 3, Rule 2 of Part 4 and Rule 2(3) of Part 5” for “Rule 2(3) of Part 3 and Rule 2 of Part 4”.

Section 4(5)

Substitute “Rule 7 of Part 3, Rule 2(a) of Part 4 or Rule 7 of Part 5” for “Rule 7 of Part 3 or Rule 2(a) of Part 4”.

Sections 2(4), 7(2)(e), 7(2)(f), 134(3) (in the definition of “pensioner”), 139(1)(c), 144(2)(a), 157(1), 217(1), 241(2)(c), 244(1)(c)(i), 248(1)(i), 249(8) and (9) and 287(1)

Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994)

Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 312 of 1996)

Substitute “State pension (non-contributory)” for “old age (non-contributory) pension” in each place where it occurs.

Sections 124(1)(c), 134(3) (in the definition of “qualified adult”) and 249(7)

Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994)

Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 312 of 1996)

Substitute “a State pension (non-contributory)” for “an old age (non-contributory) pension” in each place where it occurs.

The definition of “weekly means” in sections 162(1), 172(1) and 179(1)

Substitute “Part 5” for “Part 3”.

Sections 162(2)(a), 172(2)(a), 179(3) and 186(2)(b)(i)

Substitute “Part 5” for “Part 3”.

Section 221

Substitute “Part 4” for “Part 6” in each place where it occurs.

Section 246(3)

Substitute “153(c)” for “154(c)”.

Table 1 of Schedule 3

Substitute “Rule 1(1)(a) of Part 2, Rule 1(1)(a) of Part 3 and Rule 1(1)(a) of Part 5” for “Rule 1(1)(a) of Part 2 and Rule 1(1)(a) of Part 3”.

Social Welfare (Rent Allowance) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 188 of 1998)

Substitute “State pension (non-contributory)” for “old age pension” in each place where it occurs.