S.I. No. 481/2002 - Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 (Section 16) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order, 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 (Section 16) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order, 2002.

Commencement.

2.

Section 16

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002

, in so far as it relates to Item 1 of Part 6 of the Schedule to the said Act, shall come into operation on 17 October 2002.

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 17th day of October, 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

section 16

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002

, in so far as it relates to the amendment of

section 1

of the

Registration of Births Act, 1996

with effect from 17th October, 2002.

The amendment to

section 1

of the

Registration of Births Act 1996

allows for the re-registration of a child's surname at the joint request of both parents.

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.