S.I. No. 255/1998 - Social Welfare Act, 1998 (Section 18) (Commencement) Order, 1998
S.I. No. 255 of 1998. | ||
SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1998 (SECTION 18)(COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1998 | ||
The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs in exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister by section 25 of the Social Welfare Act, 1998 (No. 6 of 1998), hereby orders as follows: | ||
1 Citation | 1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1998 (Section 18) (Commencement) Order, 1998. | |
2 Commencement | 2. The 14th day of July, 1998, is hereby appointed as the day on which section 18 of the Social Welfare Act, 1998 (No. 6 of 1998), shall come into operation. | |
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs. on this 14th day of July, 1998. | ||
Dermot Ahern | ||
Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
This Order provides that section 18 of the Social Welfare Act, 1998 will come into effect on the 14th of July, 1998. This section consolidates all changes to the Pre-Retirement Allowance legislation since 1993. It further provides that a separated person who is divorced will continue to be regarded as a separated spouse for the purpose of receiving Pre-Retirement Allowance, provided he or she has not remarried or is not cohabiting as husband and wife with another person. |