S.I. No. 550/2019 - Social Welfare Act 2019 (Part 2) (Commencement) Order 2019

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act 2019 (Part 2) (Commencement) Order 2019.

2. The 1st day of November 2019 is appointed as the day on which Part 2 of the

Social Welfare Act 2019

(No. 34 of 2019) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

1 November, 2019.

REGINA DOHERTY,

Minister for Employment Affairs and 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 2 of the

Social Welfare Act 2019

.

Part 2 of the

Social Welfare Act 2019

amends the

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

to provide for the introduction of a new social insurance scheme - Jobseeker’s Benefit (self-employed).

In addition it amends

Section 307

of the

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

which relates to social welfare appeals.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

12

th November,

2019.

I, REGINA DOHERTY, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(3) of the

Social Welfare Act 2019

(No. 34 of 2019), hereby order as follows