S.I. No. 300/2001 - Social Welfare Act, 2001 (Section 22) (Commencement) Order, 2001

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 2001 (Section 22) (Commencement) Order, 2001.

Commencement.

2. The 2nd day of July, 2001 is hereby appointed as the day on which

section 22

of the

Social Welfare Act, 2001

(No. 5 of 2001), shall come into operation.

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, this 27th day of June, 2001.

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, 2001

shall come into effect from 2nd July, 2001.

Section 22 provides that social welfare payments credited directly to a beneficiary's personal account in a bank or other financial institution after the beneficiary's death may be recovered by the Minister from the financial institution.

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

section 22

of the

Social Welfare Act, 2001

(No. 5 of 2001), hereby orders as follows

Citation.