Social Welfare Act, 1986

Amendment of section 143A of Principal Act (appointment and duties of social welfare officers).

16.—Section 143A (inserted by the Act of 1985) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (7) of the following subsection:

“(7) The premises or places liable to inspection under this section are any premises or places where a social welfare officer has reasonable grounds for believing that—

(a) persons are, or have been, employed, or

(b) there are, or have been, self-employed persons,

and any premises or place where a social welfare officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any documents relating to persons in employment or to self-employed persons are kept.”.