Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Medical examination.

[2005 (SW&P) s7(1)]

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226.—(1) A relevant person in respect of whose full-time care and attention a carer is entitled to a F1260[carers support grant] shall attend for or submit to any medical or other examination that may be required in accordance with regulations.

[2005 (SW&P) s7(1)]

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may provide for disqualifying a person from receiving a F1260[carers support grant] where the relevant person, in respect of whose full-time care and attention the grant is payable, fails without good cause to attend for or to submit to any medical or other examination that may be required in accordance with those regulations.

Annotations

Amendments:

F1260

Substituted (1.01.2016) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015 (47/2015), s. 5(1) and sch. 2, commenced as per subs. (3).

Editorial Notes:

E1385

Power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), arts. 17(f) and 171, in effect as per art. 2.

E1386

Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (1.11.2006) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 571 of 2006), art. 7—which substituted Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), art. 9—in effect as per art. 2; 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.

E1387

Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of subs. (1) exercised (3.05.2005) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Respite Care Grant) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 231 of 2005), arts. 4 and 5—which inserted Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), art. 93J and substituted art. 9—in effect as per art. 2; continued in force (1.12.2005) by s. 362(2) as if made under this Act; art. 9 substituted (1.11.2006) as per E-Note above; art. 93J 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.