Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985.
These regulations change the maintenance allowance rates and increase amounts for dependants, effective from 11 July 1985.
S.I. No. 190/1985 - Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985. S.I. No. 190 of 1985. DISABLED PERSONS (MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1985. The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947), and by sections 69 72 of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970) hereby makes the following Regulations: (1) ( ) These Regulations may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985. ) These Regulations and the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 71 of 1984 ) shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 1984 and 1985. (2) With effect from the 11th day of July, 1985, a maintenance allowance payable to a person in accordance with article 3 of the Disabled Persons (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 1984 shall be a weekly allowance not exceeding the personal rate of the allowance specified in the Schedule to these Regulations and increases for defendants not exceeding the amounts specified in the said Schedule as may be appropriate. Personal rate of allowance 41.55 Dependants for whom increases may be made in a maintenance allowance under Article 3 Spouse or other dependant over 18 23.60 First dependant under 18 8.35 Second dependant under 18 9.55 Each of next three dependants under 18 7.40 Sixth and any subsequent dependants under 18 5.90 GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 1st day of July, 1985. BARRY DESMOND, Minister for Health. The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 1st day of July, 1985. ALAN M. DUKES, Minister for Finance. EXPLANATORY NOTE. The effect of these regulations is to amend the scheme of maintenance allowances payable under section 69 of the Health Act, 1970 , by providing as from 11th July, 1985 for an increase in the maximum weekly rate for eligible applicants to forty one pounds and fifty five pence and by providing for increases for dependants.