Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Short Title, Construction, Collective Citation and Commencement

1. Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

PART 2

Amendments to the Social Welfare Acts

2. Definitions.
   
3. Child benefit (new rates).
   
4. Respite care grant — increase.
   
5. Qualified child — extension of entitlement.
   
6. Island allowance — improvements.
   
7. Payments after death — improvements.
   
8. Assessment of means — amendments.
   
9. Orphan's payments — amendment.
   
10. Personal public service number — extension of provisions.
    
11. Award of child benefit in certain cases.
    
12. Amendments consequential on alignment of income tax year with calendar year.
    
13. Supplementary welfare allowance — amendment to conditions of entitlement.
    
14. Conditions for grant of supplementary welfare allowance — amendment.
    
15. Grant of supplementary welfare allowance in cases of urgency — amendment.
    
16. Amendments to section 2 of Principal Act.
    
17. Employment contributions — amendment.
    
18. Employment contributions—amendment to payment of contribution and keeping of records.
    
19. Employed contributors and insured persons — agency workers.

PART 3

Short Title, Construction and Commencement

17. Amendments to Health Contributions Act 1979.
    
18. Amendments to National Training Fund Act 2000.
    
19. Amendment of Ombudsman Act 1980.
    
20. Amendments to Freedom of Information Act 1997.
    
21. Amendments to Pensions Act 1990.