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S.I. No. 437/2006 - Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (Section 40) (Commencement) Order, 2006
Statutory Text (3 Articles)
1. This Order may be cited as the
Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006
(Section 40 (Commencement) Order, 2006.
Commencement.
2. The 24
th
day of July 2006 is appointed as the day on which
section 40
of the
Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006
comes into operation.
GIVEN
under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 24
th
day of July 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
section 40
of the
Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006
with effect from 24
th
July 2006.
Section 40 inserts a new section 26A into the Pensions Act to provide that the Minister may, in consultation with the Minister for Finance, indemnify the Pensions Board members and the staff of the Board against liability for damages or costs where they have discharged their functions in good faith.
S.I. No. 437 of 2006
SOCIAL WELFARE LAW REFORM AND PENSIONS ACT 2006 (SECTION 40) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 2006
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(4) of the
Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006
(No. 5 of 2006), hereby orders as follows
Citation.