S.I. No. 89/1999 - Social Welfare Act, 1999 (Section 22) (Commencement) Order, 1999.

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1999 (Section 22) (Commencement) Order, 1999.

Commencement

2. The 7th day of April, 1999, is hereby appointed as the day on which

section 22

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 6th day of April, 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 22

of the

Social Welfare Act, 1999

shall come into effect on the 7th day of April, 1999.

The Section provides for improvements in the means test for self-employed fishermen claiming Unemployment Assistance.

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

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