S.I. No. 661/2003 - Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (Section 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21) (Commencement) Order, 2003

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (Sections 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21) (Commencement Order, 2003.

Commencement.

2. The 1st day of January 2004 is appointed as the day on which

sections 16

,

17

,

18

,

20

and

21

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003

(No. 4 of 2003) comes into operation.

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 3rd day of December, 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

Sections 16

,

17

,

18

,

20

and

21

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003

.

Sections 16

,

17

and

18

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003

give effect to the provision in Budget 2003 for the application of PRSI to benefits-in-kind granted to employees from 1st January 2004.

Sections 20

and

21

of the Act provide for amendments to the

Health Contributions Act 1979

and the

National Training Fund Act 2000

to facilitate, in the main, the assessment of non-cash remuneration for both the Health Contribution and the Training Levies. In addition they also provide for the naming of persons who default on the Health Contribution and Training Fund levies.

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

section 1

(4) of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003

(No. 4 of 2003) hereby orders as follows

Citation.