S.I. No. 702/2007 - Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 9) (Commencement) Order 2007
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2007 (SECTION 9) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2007 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 19th October, 2007. | ||
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (No. 8 of 2007), hereby orders as follows: | ||
1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 9) (Commencement) Order 2007. | ||
2. The 26th day of September 2007 is appointed as the day on which section 9 (other than paragraphs (b), (e)(i), (g)(i) and (i) of that section) of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (No. 8 of 2007) comes into operation. | ||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs. | ||
this 26th day of September 2007. | ||
MARTIN CULLEN. | ||
Minister for Social and Family Affairs. | ||
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 Section 9 (other than paragraphs (b), (e)(i), (g)(i) and (i) of that section) of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 | ||
Section 9 contains an amendment of the provisions governing the means test for the purposes of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Pre-Retirement Allowance, Disability Allowance and Farm Assist. The amendment provides that the means of a couple will be halved where the claimant’s spouse or partner is in receipt of a social welfare payment in his or her own right, or is participating in certain approved courses. | ||
This section comes into effect on 26 September 2007. |