S.I. No. 283/1994 - Social Welfare Act, 1994 (Section 19) (Commencement) Order, 1994.

S.I. No. 283 of 1994.

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1994 (SECTION 19) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1994.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 19 of the Social Welfare Act, 1994 (No. 4 of 1994), hereby orders as follows:—

1 Citation.

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1994 (Section 19) (Commencement) Order, 1994.

2 Commencement.

2. Section 19 of the Social Welfare Act, 1994 shall come into operation on the 20th day of September, 1994.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare, this 20th day of September, 1994.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings section 19 of the Social Welfare Act, 1994 into operation with effect from the 20th day of September, 1994.

Section 19 provides that people engaged in casual employment will be exempt from the condition of having to have sustained a substantial loss of employment to qualify for Unemployment Benefit. It also provides that claims for Unemployment Benefit will only link where they are not separated by more than 2 years in any one continuous period of interruption of employment.