S.I. No. 301/2001 - Social Welfare Act, 2001 (Section 26) (Commencement) Order, 2001

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 2001 (Section 26) (Commencement) Order, 2001.

Commencement.

2. The 28th day of June 2001, is hereby appointed as the day on which

section 26

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 26

of the

Social Welfare Act, 2001

shall come into effect on the 28th June 2001.

Section 26 provides for amendments to the qualifying conditions for entitlement to Carer's Benefit.

It provides for -

* an amendment to the definition of a ‘carer’ whereby he or she is no longer required to be under pensionable age,

* an amendment to the definition of ‘relevant person’ to include a person who is under 16 years, and

* regulations to prescribe an alternative three-month period to establish whether a person was engaged in full-time remunerative employment.

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

section 26

of the

Social Welfare Act, 2001

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

Citation.