S.I. No. 119/2003 - Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Section 5, in So Far As That Section Inserts Sections 126 To 130, 146 and 147 of Part XI Into The Pensions Act, 1990) (Commencement) Order, 2003

1. This Order may be cited as the Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Section 5, in so far as that section inserts sections 126 to 130, 146 and 147 of Part XI into the Pensions Act, 1990) (Commencement) Order 2003.

Commencement.

2. The 28th day of April 2003 is appointed as the day on which

section 5

of the

Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002

, in so far as that section inserts

sections 126 to 130

,

146

and

147

of Part XI into the

Pensions Act, 1990

, shall come into operation

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 28th day of March 2003.

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 5

of the

Pensions (Amendment) Act 2002

, only in so far as it inserts

sections 126 to 130

,

146

and

147

of Part XI into the

Pensions Act, 1990

. These sections are commenced so as to provide for the establishment of the Office of Pensions Ombudsman and appointment by the Minister of the Pensions Ombudsman.

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

section 1

of the

Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2002

(No. 18 of 2002), hereby orders as follows

Citation.