S.I. No. 61/2013 - Social Welfare Act 2012 (Sections 16 and 17) (Commencement) Order 2013.

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act 2012 (Sections 16 and 17) (Commencement) Order 2013.

2. The 20th day of February 2013 is appointed as the day on which

sections 16

and

17

of the

Social Welfare Act 2012

(No. 43 of 2012) come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

19 February 2013.

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.)

Sections 16

and

17

of the

Social Welfare Act 2012

provide that Sundays will be taken into account for the purposes of determining entitlement to Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Allowance.

This Order provides for the commencement of

sections 16

and

17

of the

Social Welfare Act 2012

with effect from 20 February 2013.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

22

nd February

, 2013.

I, JOAN BURTON, Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(4) of the

Social Welfare Act 2012

(No. 43 of 2012), hereby order as follows