Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003

Personal public service number — extension of provisions.

10.—The definition of “specified body” in section 223(1) (as amended by section 56 of the Pensions (Amendment) Act 2002 ) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph (n), by deleting “or”, and

(b) by substituting the following for paragraph (o):

“(o) the Central Statistics Office,

(p) the Central Applications Office,

(q) the National Cancer Registry Board,

(r) an tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas,

(s) National Education Welfare Board,

(t) a body established by the Minister for Education and Science under section 54 of the Education Act 1998 , or

(u) such other persons as may be prescribed;”,

and

(c) by substituting the following for section 223D (inserted by section 32 of the Act of 2000):

“223D.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, a specified body may share such information as may be prescribed with—

(a) the Minister for Education and Science, where that Minister requires the information for the purpose of enabling him or her to provide education in accordance with section 6 (b) of the Education Act 1998 , or

(b) an tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas, where that body requires the information for the purpose of performing its functions under paragraph (a), (b) or (d) of section 3 of the Higher Education Authority Act 1971 .”.