Social Welfare Act, 2001

PART 6

Amendments Relating to Introduction of Euro

Social insurance benefits (new euro rates).

32.—(1) The Principal Act is amended by the substitution for Parts I to IV (inserted by section 4 of this Act) and Part V (inserted by section 4 of the Act of 1999) of the Second Schedule thereto of the Parts set out in Schedule C to this Act.

(2) This section comes into operation—

(a) in so far as it relates to unemployment benefit, on 27 December 2001,

(b) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, health and safety benefit, injury benefit and disablement gratuity, on 31 December 2001,

(c) in so far as it relates to carer's benefit, retirement pension, invalidity pension and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18(1)(a) of the Act of 1996, on 3 January 2002, and

(d) in so far as it relates to disablement pension, death benefit under section 60, 61 or 62 of the Principal Act, old age (contributory) pension, widow's and widower's (contributory) pension, orphan's (contributory) allowance and bereavement grant, on 4 January 2002.