S.I. No. 35/1967 - Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966 (Appointed Day) Order, 1967.

1. This Order may be cited as the

Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966

(Appointed Day) Order, 1967.

2. The 1st day of May, 1967, shall be the appointed day for the purposes of the

Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966

.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 17th day of February, 1967.

JOSEPH BRENNAN,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into operation on 1st May, 1967 the provisions of the

Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966

, which extends the present Social Insurance Scheme to provide for occupational injuries and diseases.

S.I. No. 35 of 1967.

SOCIAL WELFARE (OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES) ACT, 1966 (APPOINTED DAY) ORDER, 1967.

I, JOSEPH BRENNAN, Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (4) of

section 1

of the

Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966

(No. 16 of 1966), hereby order as follows:—