S.I. No. 615/2019 - Social Welfare Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019

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

2. The 10th day of December 2019 is appointed as the day on which the

Social Welfare Act 2019

(No. 34 of 2019) shall, insofar as it is not already in operation, come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

5 December, 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, from 10 December 2019, of those Parts of the

Social Welfare Act 2019

(No. 34 of 2019) not already commenced by the

Social Welfare Act 2019

(Part 2) Commencement Order 2019 (

S.I. No. 550 of 2019

).

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

10

th December,

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