S.I. No. 260/1999 - Social Welfare Act, 1999 (Section 20) (Commencement) Order, 1999.

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1999 (Section 20) (Commencement) Order, 1999.

Commencement.

2. The 1st day of August, 1999, is hereby appointed as the day on which

section 20

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1999

(No. 3 of 1999), shall come into operation.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, this 23rd day of July, 1999.

DERMOT AHERN,

Minister for Social, Community 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 that

Section 20

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1999

will come into effect on the 1st day of August, 1999.

Section 20 provides for continuation of payment of Disability Allowance where the recipient is admitted to hospital or institutional care.

The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 25

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1999

(No. 3 of 1999), hereby orders as follows

Citation.