S.I. No. 106/2005 - Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Section 16) (No. 3) (Commencement) Order 2005

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 106 of 2005 .

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2002 (SECTION 16) (NO. 3) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2005.

S.I. No. 106 of 2005 .

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2002 (SECTION 16) (NO. 3) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2005.

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 ( No. 8 of 2002 ) hereby order as follows:

Citation.

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Section 16) (No. 3 (Commencement) Order 2005.

Commencement.

2. Section 16 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 , in so far as it relates to Item 3 of Part 4, Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Part 5 and Item 2 of Part 6 of the Schedule to the said Act, comes into operation for the purposes of the Districts of Cahir and Listowel (within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996) on 1 March 2005.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order provides for the commencement of the following items of the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 in so far as it relates to the Districts of Cahir and Listowel: Item 3 of Part 4, Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Part 5 and Item 2 of Part 6.

These items provide for amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Acts and the Marriages (Ireland) Acts.

The commencement of these provisions is necessary to enable the electronic registration of births and deaths in the Civil Registration Office in the Districts of Cahir and Listowel from 1 March 2005. It will also allow for the capture of additional information at the time of registration.