S.I. No. 802/2004 - Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Section 16) (No. 11) (Commencement) Order 2004

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Section 16) (No.11) (Commencement) Order 2004.

Commencement.

2.

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 -

(a) for the purposes of the District of Portlaoise, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 13 December 2004,

(b) for the purposes of the District of Mullingar, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 14 December 2004,

(c) for the purposes of the District of Dundalk, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 17 December 2004, and

(d) for the purposes of the District of Cavan, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 20 December 2004,

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 10th day of December 2004.

L.S.

Seamus Brennan

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 the following items of the Schedule to the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002

in so far as it relates to the Districts of Portlaoise, Mullingar, Dundalk and Cavan

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 these provisions is necessary to enable the electronic registration of births and deaths in the Civil Registration Office in the District of Portlaoise from 13 December 2004, in the District of Mullingar from 14 December 2004, in the District of Dundalk from 17 December 2004, and in the District of Cavan from 20 December 2004. It will also allow for the capture of additional information at the time of registration.

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

section 17

of the

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002

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

Citation.