Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003

Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

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1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003.

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(3) Section 24 of this Act and the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2002 may be cited together as the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2003.

(4) Sections 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23 and 24 of this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions and for the amendments effected by the said section 24 to the Pensions Act 1990.

Annotations

Amendments:

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Deleted (1.12.2005) by Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), s. 360(1) and sch. 7, S.I. No. 923 of 2005, subject to transitional provisions in subs. (2) and ss. 361 and 362.

Editorial Notes:

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Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (1.01.2004) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Sections 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21) (Commencement Order 2003 (S.I. No. 661 of 2003).

2.  The 1st day of January 2004 is appointed as the day on which sections 16 , 17 , 18 , 20 and 21 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (No. 4 of 2003) comes into operation.

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Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (8.09.2003) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 11) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 472 of 2003).

2. The 8th day of September 2003 is appointed as the day on which section 11 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (No. 4 of 2003) comes into operation.

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Power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (27.05.2003) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Sections 13 and 15) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 210 of 2003).

2. - (1) Sections 13 and 15 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (No. 4 of 2003), come into operation on 27 May, 2003.

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Power pursuant to section exercised (3.04.2003) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 24) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 129 of 2003).

2. Section 24 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 shall come into operation on 3 April, 2003.

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Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (4) exercised (2.09.2003) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 23) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 399 of 2003); revoked (1.01.2018) by Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (22/2017), s. 5(2) and sch. 1 part 2 item 4, S.I. No. 524 of 2017.