S.I. No. 162/1997 - Social Welfare Act, 1997 (Section 24) (Commencement) Order, 1997
S.I. No. 162 of 1997. | ||
SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1997 (SECTION 24) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1997 | ||
The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 27 of the Social Welfare Act, 1997 (No. 10 of 1997), hereby orders as follows: | ||
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1 Citation | 1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1997 (Section 24) (Commencement) Order, 1997. | |
2 Commencement | 2. Section 24 of the Social Welfare Act, 1997 shall come into operation on the 10th day of April, 1997. | |
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare | ||
this 8th day of April, 1997 | ||
PROINSIAS DE ROSSA | ||
Minister for Social Welfare. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
Section 24 of the Social Welfare Act, 1997 provides that a person who ceases to be entitled to the One Parent Family Payment by virtue of no longer being a qualified parent or ceases to be entitled to Carer's Allowance by virtue of no longer being a carer may qualify for Pre-Retirement Allowance without first having to have been in receipt of unemployment payments for 15 months. | ||
This Order brings these provisions into effect on the 10th day of April, 1997. |