S.I. No. 229/2016 - Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2016.

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2016.

2. The 9th day of May 2016 is appointed as the day on which Part 3 of the

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015

(No. 47 of 2015) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

5 May 2016.

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.)

This order provides for the commencement of Part 3 of the

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015

.

Part 3 provides for amendments to the

Pensions Act 1990

to allow the holder of the office of the Financial Services Ombudsman to also hold the office of the Pensions Ombudsman.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

10

th May

, 2016.

The Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by

section 1

(4) of the

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015

(No. 47 of 2015), hereby orders as follows