Social Welfare Act, 1992

Amendment of section 28 of Act of 1991 (information required by Minister).

48.—Section 28 of the Act of 1991 is hereby amended by the insertion after “For the purpose of” of “controlling and” and the said section, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section.

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28.—For the purposes of controlling and investigating entitlement to any benefit, pension, assistance, allowance or supplement under the Principal Act or under schemes administered by or on behalf of the Minister for Social Welfare, the Minister may require such persons as may be prescribed to provide him with such information in relation to such persons or classes of persons as the Minister may determine and any person so prescribed shall be required to provide such information as may be required.