Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Regulations.
[1998 s18]
151.—The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to this Chapter and those regulations may, in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing—
(a) specify the age for the purposes of section 149(1)(a),
(b) specify the periods which shall be regarded as periods of retirement for the purposes of this Chapter,
(c) specify the circumstances in which a person is to be regarded as a separated spouse for the purposes of F933[section 149(1)(c)(ii),]
F934[(ca) specify the circumstances in which a person is to be regarded as a civil partner where he or she is not living with the other civil partner of the civil partnership for the purposes of section 149(1)(c)(iia), and]
(d) vary the weekly rate of pre-retirement allowance under section 150, but any such variation shall not reduce the weekly rates applicable immediately before the commencement of the regulations.
Annotations
Amendments:
F933
Substituted (28.06.2013) by Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (20/2013), s. 7(3)(a), commenced on enactment.
F934
Inserted (28.06.2013) by Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (20/2013), s. 7(3)(b), commenced on enactment.
Editorial Notes:
E1053
Power pursuant to para. (ca) exercised (19.12.2013) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 8) (Pre-Retirement Allowance) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 515 of 2013), art. 2, which substituted Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 122(4).
E1054
Power pursuant to para. (a) exercised (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 122(1), in effect as per art. 2.
E1055
Power pursuant to para. (b) exercised (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 123, in effect as per art. 2.
E1056
Power pursuant to para. (c) exercised (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 122(3), in effect as per art. 2.
E1057
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to para. (ca) exercised (21.11.2011) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Civil Partnership) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 604 of 2011), art. 11, which inserted Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 122(4); substituted (19.12.2013) as per E-Note above.
E1058
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of para. (a) exercised (20.12.1996) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 10) (One-Parent Family Payment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 426 of 1996), art. 5, which substituted Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), art. 75(1); continued in force (1.12.2005) by s. 362(2) as if made under this Act; revoked (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 5 and sch. 17, in effect as per art. 2.
E1059
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of para. (b) exercised (2.01.1995) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), art. 76, in effect as per art. 2(1); continued in force (1.12.2005) by s. 362(2) as if made under this Act; revoked (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 5 and sch. 17, in effect as per art. 2.
E1060
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of para. (c) exercised (20.12.1996) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 10) (One-Parent Family Payment) Regulations 1996. (S.I. No. 426 of 1996), art. 5, which substituted Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), art. 75(3); continued in force (1.12.2005) by s. 362(2) as if made under this Act; revoked (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 5 and sch. 17, in effect as per art. 2.