S.I. No. 205/2006 - Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (Sections 5 and 6) (Commencement) Order 2006

1. This Order may be cited as the

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006

(Sections 5 and 6) (Commencement) Order 2006.

Commencement.

The 1

st

day of January, 2006 is appointed as the day on which sections 5 and 6 of the

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006

(No. 5 of 2006), come into operation.

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 21

st

day of April, 2006.

LS

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 5 and 6 of the

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006

which provide that income earned by a home childminder, in accordance with section 216C of the

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

, will be liable for a single self-employment social insurance contribution of €253 per annum. These regulations come into effect from 1 January 2006.

S.I. No. 205 of 2006

SOCIAL WELFARE LAW REFORM AND PENSIONS ACT 2006 (SECTIONS 5 and 6) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2006

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

section 1

of the

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006

(No. 5 of 2006), hereby orders as follows

Citation.