Updated to 5 April 2024
(Act No. 9 of 2024 and S.I. No. 141 of 2024)
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
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Ss. 1, 2, |
16 December 2015 |
Commenced on enactment |
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S. 3 insofar as it relates to invalidity pension and a payment referred to in para. (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in s. 178(1) of the Principal Act |
7 January 2016 |
S. 3(2) |
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S. 3 insofar as it relates to disablement pension, death benefit under s. 81 of the Principal Act, State pension (contributory), widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension and surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension |
8 January 2016 |
S. 3(2) |
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S. 4 insofar as it relates to carer's allowance |
7 January 2016 |
S. 4(2) |
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S. 4 insofar as it relates to State pension(non-contributory) |
8 January 2016 |
S. 4(2) |
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S. 5 |
1 January 2016 |
S. 5(2) |
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S. 6 |
1 June 2016 |
S. 6(2) |
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S. 7 |
1 January 2016 |
S. 7(2) |
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S. 8 |
7 January 2016 |
S. 8(2) |
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S. 9 |
1 January 2016 |
S. 9(2) |
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S. 10 |
1 January 2016 |
S. 10(2) |
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Ss. 11-20 |
16 December 2015 |
Commenced on enactment |
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Ss. 21-25 |
9 May 2016 |
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 229 of 2016), art. 2 |
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Sch.1 |
8 January 2016 |
S. 4 |
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Sch.2 |
1 January 2016 |
S. 5 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision |
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References to the
Financial Services Ombudsman, the Deputy Financial Services Ombudsman or the
Pensions Ombudsman shall, on and after the establishment day, be construed as Financial
Services and Pensions Ombudsman |
22/2017, s. 29(3) |
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S. 8 references
to “family income supplement” construed as a reference to “working family
payment” |
38/2017, s. 8(2) |
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S. 23 reference to "the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman" to be construed as "the Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman" |
22/2017, s. 29 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
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None |
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