Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2013

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, construction, collective citations and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2013.

(2) The Social Welfare Acts and Parts 1 and 2 shall be read together as one.

(3) The Pensions Acts 1990 to 2013 and Part 4 shall be read together as one and may be cited together as the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2013.

(4) Sections 13 and 14 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Social Protection may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.