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S.I. No. 238/1991 - Social Welfare Act, 1991 (Section 8 (1) ( a ) (Commencement) Order, 1991.
Statutory Text (3 Articles)
1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1991 (Section 8 (1) (
a
) (Commencement) Order, 1991.
2. Paragraph (
a
) of subsection (1) of
section 8
of the
Social Welfare Act, 1991
shall come into operation on the 25th day of July, 1991.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this
24th day of July, 1991.
MICHAEL WOODS,
Minister for Social Welfare.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This order brings into operation the provisions of
section 8
(1) (
a
) of the
Social Welfare Act, 1991
, with effect from 25 July, 1991.
Section 8
(1)(
a
) of the
Social Welfare Act, 1991
provides for the extension of the carer's allowance scheme to cover carers of recipients of disabled person's maintenance allowance and carers of recipients of pensions from other EC Member States and States with which Ireland has bilateral agreements on social security.
The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by
section 8
(1) (
a
) of the
Social Welfare Act, 1991
(No. 7 of 1991), hereby orders as follows:—