17.—(1) Section 61 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (exclusion of increase of benefit in case of failure to satisfy contribution condition) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2) for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)to short-term incapacity benefit at a rate determined under section 30B(3) above;”.
(3) In that subsection omit—
(a)paragraph (c) and the word “or” preceding it; and
(b)the words “or invalidity pension” (twice).