Social Welfare Act, 1952

Appointed day.

72.—(1) In this Act “the appointed day” means, subject to the following provisions of this section, such day as the Minister may by order appoint and different days may be appointed for different purposes of this Act or for the same purpose in relation to different cases or classes of case.

(2) Any order under subsection (1) of this section may, if the day thereby appointed is appointed for some only of the purposes of this Act or in relation only to some cases or classes of case, contain such incidental or supplementary provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient as respects the period when this Act is to have a partial operation only, or as respects the transition from that period to the period when this Act is in full operation.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) of this section, the provisions which may be made thereunder include, in particular, provision for modifying and supplementing, in relation to the period to which the order in question is to apply, the provisions of this Act and (where the repeal or amendment has not yet taken effect) of any Act repealed or amended by this Act; and the modifications of this Act which may be made by such order include provisions limiting the persons to be insured during any period during which this Act is to operate as respects some only of the benefits thereby conferred and reducing the rates of any contributions payable for any such period.

(4) Any such order as is mentioned in this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order appointing a day or a different day for the purposes of this Act.