S.I. No. 412/2002 - Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 (Section 16) (Commencement) Order, 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 (Section 16) (Commencement) Order, 2002.

Commencement.

2.

Section 16

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002

, in so far as it relates to the

Combat Poverty Agency Act, 1986

(No. 14 of 1986) and the

Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976

(No. 11 of 1976) shall come into operation on 9 August 2002.

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 8th day of August, 2002.

MARY COUGHLAN

Minister for Social 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 for the commencement of certain provisions of

section 16

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2002

in relation to the amendment of the

Combat Poverty Agency Act, 1986

and the

Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976

with effect from the 9th August, 2002.

The amendment to the Combat Poverty Agency Act provides for the payment of fees and certain expenses to members of the Combat Poverty Agency.

The amendment to the

Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976

provides that a Court can order that periodical maintenance payments awarded under the Act, commence at any time from the date of the original application for the maintenance order. This in effect allows the Court to back-date the maintenance order to the date the proceedings commenced or at any time during the intervening period.

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

section 17

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002

(No. 8 of 2002), hereby orders as follows

Citation.