Social Welfare Act 2019

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, construction and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act 2019.

(2) The Social Welfare Acts and this Act (other than Part 3 ) shall be construed together as one Act.

(3) This Act (other than Part 3 ) shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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.

(4) Part 3 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Finance 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.