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say five years later he would receive benefit as
before for as long as his disability lasted up to
age sixty-five.
Any amount of benefit can be effected under
the scheme subject to certain maximum limita
tions;
the overriding
limitations are
that
the
periodic income under the scheme shall not exceed
75 per cent of the members nett relevant earnings
or £50 per week.
Premiums for disability benefit do not rank for
taxation relief. The full annual contribution to
secure pension benefits may be set off as a deduc
tion for income tax and surtax purposes subject
to certain limits prescribed by the Finance Act,
1958.
Members interested in this scheme should get
in
touch with the consultants who will advise
them on their own particular problems. A staff of
qualified actuaries, technical and administrative
personnel are available to give free advice to any
member on his personal assurance problem. Full
information on premium and benefit rates and
quotations to suit the members individual require
ments can be had free of charge.
Enquiries and correspondence arising from this
article should be addressed to Irish Pensions 1'rust
Ltd., 38-39 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2.
When writing you should indicate that you are
a member of the Incorporated Law Society of
Ireland.
STATUTES OF OIREACHTAS, 1968
(a)
Bills
Passed by
Title
both Houses
(i) Third Amendment of the Constitution Bill,
1968.
30th July 1968
(ii) Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill,
1968.
30th July 1968
Note. Constitutional Bills are not signed by the
President unless they are passed by a majority at a
referendum.
(b)
Public Acts
No.
Title
Signed by
the President
1.
Industrial Grants (Amendment) Act, 1968.
5th March 1968
2. Local Government (Buncrana) Act, 1968.
13th March 1968
3. Courts
(Supplemental Provisions)
(Amend
ment) (No. 1) Act, 1968.
13th March 1968
4. Defence Forces ('Pension) (Amendment) Act,
1968.
13th March 1968
5. Smelting Act, 1968.
13th March 1968
No.
6.
1.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
22.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
Title
Signed by
the President
Local Government
(Roads and Drainage)
Act, 1968.
26th March 1968.
Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1968.
26th March 1968
Oireachtas (Allowances
to Members)
(Am
endment) Act, 1968.
26th March 1968
Control of Exports
(Temporary Provisions
Act) 1956 (Continuance) Act, 1968.
2nd April 1968
Chester Beatty Library Act, 1968.
16th May 1968
Imposition of Duties (Dumping and Subsi
dies) Act, 1968.
'
5th June 1968
Army Pensions Act, 1968.
llth June 1968
Shannon Free Airport Development Company
(Amendment) Act, 1968.
llth June 1968
Continental Shelf Act, 1968.
llth June 1968
Motor Vehicles (Registration of Importers)
Act, 1968.
12th June 1968
Industrial Grants (Amendment) (No. 1) Act,
1968.
18th June 1968
Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Act, 1968.
24th June 1968
Fishery Harbour Centres Act, 1968.
2nd July 1968
Performers Protection Act, 1968.
2nd July 1968
Firearms (Proofing) Act, 1968. 3rd July 1968
Courts
(Supplemental Provisions)
''Amend
ment) (No. 2) Act, 1968.
3rd July 1968
Oireachtas
(Allowances
to Members)
and
Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Am
endment) Act, 1968
' 9th July 1968
Standard Time Act, 1968.
15th July 1968
Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants)
Act, 1968.
15th July 1968
Road Traffic Act, 1968.
Kith July 1968
Wool Marketing Act, 1968.
16th July 1968
Local Loans Fund (Amendment) Act, 1968.
20th July 1968
Turf Development Act, 1968. 23rd July 1968
Tourist Traffic Act, 1968.
23rd July 1968
Gaeltacht
Industries
(Amendment)
Act,
1968.
23rd July 1968
Social Welfare
(Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act, 1968.
23rd July 1968
Electricity Supply
''Amendment) Act, 1968.
23rd July 1968
Finance Act, 1968.
29th July 1968
Referendum
(Amendment) Act, 1968.
6th August 1968
Broadcasting Offences Act, 1968.
6th August 1968
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