S.I. No. 395/2003 - Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 (Section 16) (No. 2) (Commencement) Order, 2003

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 (Section 16) (No. 2) (Commencement) Order 2003.

Commencement.

2. (1) The 8th day of September 2003 is appointed as the day on which

Section 16

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2002

, in so far as it relates to Item 2 of Part 4, Item 3 of Part 5 and Item 5 of Part 7 of the Schedule to the said Act comes into operation.

(2) The 8th Day of September 2003 is appointed as the day on which, for the purposes of the District of Cork, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1863 to 1996,

Section 16

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002

in so far as it relates to Item 3 of Part 4 Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Part 5 and Item 2 of Part 6 of the Schedule to the said Act comes into operation.

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 2nd day of September, 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 16

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002

, in so far as it relates to Item 2 of Part 4, Item 3 of Part 5 and Item 5 of Part 7 of the Schedule to the Act, with effect from 8 September 2003.

In addition and in so far as it relates to the District of Cork only, this order also provides for the commencement of the following items of the Schedule to the Act, with effect from 8th September 2003.

Item 3 of Part 4, Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Part 5 and Item 2 of Part 6.

These items provide for amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Acts and the Marriages (Ireland) Acts.

The commencement of some of these provisions is necessary to enable the electronic registration of births and deaths in the Civil Registration Office in Cork from the 8th September, 2003 and to allow for the capture of additional information at the time of registration.

The commencement of the remaining provisions is required to facilitate a more easily administered Civil Registration Service on a national basis.

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.