Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012

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Number 12 of 2012


SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2012


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.

PART 2

Amendments to Social Welfare Acts

2. Definitions.

3. Voluntary contributors — amendment.

4. One-parent family payment — amendments.

5. Entitlement to one-parent family payment — amendments.

6. Schedule 5 — amendments.

7. Disqualification from certain payments while participating in Community Employment.

8. Reckonable earnings — amendment.

9. Employer not liable to deduct employment contributions in certain circumstances.

10. Share-based remuneration — amendments to PRSI liability.

11. Return of contributions — share-based remuneration.

12. Entitlement to mortgage interest supplement.

13. Sharing of information — amendment.

14. Investigation and determination of claims for rent supplement under section 198.

15. Provision of information for the purpose of establishing identity.

16. Entitlement to jobseeker’s benefit — amendment.

17. Social welfare inspectors — amendment.

18. Social Insurance Fund.

19. Budgeting in relation to social welfare payments — amendments.

PART 3

Amendments to Pensions Act 1990

20. Definition.

21. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.

22. Guidance of Society of Actuaries in Ireland, Board or any other person.

23. Amendment of section 33 of Principal Act.

24. Amendment of section 34 of Principal Act.

25. Amendment of section 40 of Principal Act.

26. Amendment of section 41 of Principal Act.

27. Amendment of section 42 of Principal Act.

28. Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act.

29. Provisions relating to funding standard and funding standard reserve.

30. Amendment of section 45 of Principal Act.

31. Amendment of section 46 of Principal Act.

32. Limitations on calculation of resources of relevant schemes.

33. Amendment of section 48 of Principal Act.

34. Amendment of section 49 of Principal Act.

35. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act.

36. Amendment of section 51A of Principal Act.

37. Amendment of section 53E of Principal Act.

38. Amendment of section 55 of Principal Act.

39. Trustee consent for early retirement.

40. Amendment of Second Schedule to Principal Act.


Acts Referred to

Central Bank Act 1989

1989, No. 16

Customs Act 1956

1956, No. 7

Electricity Regulation Act 1999

1999, No. 23

Finance Act 1970

1970, No. 14

Finance Act 1972

1972, No. 19

Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002

2002, No. 10

Immigration Act 2004

2004, No. 1

Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1968

1968, No. 24

Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1992

1992, No. 19

Pensions Act 1990

1990, No. 25

Pensions Acts 1990 to 2011

Social Welfare Act 2011

2011, No. 37

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007

2007, No. 8

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009

2009, No. 10

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010

2010, No. 37

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011

2011, No. 9

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009

2009, No. 43

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

2005, No. 26

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008

2008, No. 22

Student Support Act 2011

2011, No. 4

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

1997, No. 39

Vocational Education Act 1930

1930, No. 29

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Number 12 of 2012


SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2012


AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS AND THE PENSIONS ACTS 1990 TO 2011 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[1st May, 2012]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: