S.I. No. 749/2007 - Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 14) (Commencement) Order 2007

1. This Order may be cited as the

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007

(Section 14) (Commencement) Order 2007.

2. The 1st day of November 2007 is appointed as the day on which

section 14

of the

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007

(No. 8 of 2007) comes into operation.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs

this 31st day of October 2007

MARTIN CULLEN.

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 entitlement to payment of the State Pension Qualified Adult Allowance directly to a qualified adult, for the duration of the period of entitlement of the State pensioner. This provision will apply to the State Pension (Contributory), State Pension (Transition) and the State Pension (Non-Contributory).

S.I. No. 749 of 2007

SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS ACT 2007 (SECTION 14) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

16

th November

, 2007.

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(4) of the

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007

(No. 8 of 2007), hereby orders as follows