S.I. No. 119/2006 - Social Welfare Act 2005 (Sections 7 and 8) (Commencement) Order 2006

1. This Order may be cited as the

Social Welfare Act 2005

(Sections 7 and 8 (Commencement) Order 2006.

Commencement.

The 1

st

day of March 2006 is appointed as the day on which sections 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii) 7(1)(b), 7(2) and 8(1)(a)(i) of the

Social Welfare Act 2005

(No. 30 of 2005), come into operation.

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 24th day of

February, 2006.

SÉAMUS 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 Sections 7(1)(a)(ii), 7(1)(a)(iii), 7(1)(b), 7(2 and 8(1)(a)(i) of the

Social Welfare Act 2005

which provide for the extension of the duration of payment of Maternity and Adoptive Benefit consequential on Budget 2006. These regulations come into effect from 1 March 2006.

S.I. No. 119 of 2006

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT 2005 (SECTIONS 7 and 8) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2006

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 7 and 8 of the

Social Welfare Act 2005

(No. 30 of 2005), hereby orders as follows

Citation.