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S.I. No. 230/2012 - Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012 (Sections 9 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2012.
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012 (Sections 9 and 16) (Commencement) Order 2012.
2. In this Order, “Act of 2012” means the
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012
(No. 12 of 2012).
3. The 1st day of July 2012 is appointed as the day on which section 9 of the Act of 2012 comes into operation.
4. The 26th day of July 2012 is appointed as the day on which section 16 of the Act of 2012 comes into operation.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
28 June 2012.
JOAN BURTON,
Minister for Social Protection.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
Section 9
of the
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012
provides for an amendment of the general provisions contained in
section 13
(4) of the
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
which make the employer liable, in the first instance, for the deduction of both the employee and employer elements of the PRSI contribution in relation to his or her employees.
Section 9
of the
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012
imposes an obligation on employees and former employees, as opposed to their employers, to pay PRSI liabilities on certain share options. This Order provides for the commencement of these provisions with effect from 1st July 2012.
Section 16
of the
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012
provides that where a recipient of jobseeker’s benefit is working for part of a week, entitlement to that benefit will be based on a 5 day week rather than a 6 day week, as is the case at present. This Order provides for the commencement of these provisions with effect from the 26th July 2012.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of
3
rd July
, 2012.
I, JOAN BURTON, Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 1
(4) of the
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012
(No. 12 of 2012), hereby order as follows