S.I. No. 361/2022 - Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Section 31) (Commencement) Order 2022

1. This Order may be cited as the Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 (Section 31) (Commencement) Order 2022.

2. The 1st day of July 2022 is appointed as the day on which

section 31

of the

Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016

(No. 11 of 2016) (except insofar as it already is in operation) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 June, 2022.

HEATHER HUMPHREYS,

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

section 31

of the

Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016

insofar as it relates to the insertion of paragraph (b)(ii)(III) of the definition of “relevant parent” in section 61A(1) of the

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

(No. 26 of 2005).

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

19

th July,

2022.

I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(3) of the

Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016

(No. 11 of 2016), hereby order as follows