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Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Notification by employer or other person of commencement of employment.
[1993 s215(1)]
253.—(1) The Minister may require—
(a) an employer or any other person to notify the Minister of the date of the commencement of the employment of—
(i) any person in his or her employment,
(ii) any person engaged by him or her under a contract for service to perform a service,
or
(b) a person engaged under a contract for service to perform a service to notify the Minister of the date on which any person was engaged to perform that service either with him or her or on his or her behalf whether under a contract for service or under any other arrangements made or to be made by him or her.
[1993 s215(2)]
(2) The circumstances in which notification may be required under subsection (1) and the manner of that notification shall be prescribed in regulations.
[1993 s215(3)]
(3) A person who fails to comply with this section or regulations made under this section is guilty of an offence.
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Modifications (not altering text):
C105
Prospective affecting provisions: offences under section designated as "serious crime" for certain purposes of Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (34/2026), pt. 19, by s. 78(1) and sch. 3 para 8 thereof, not commenced as of date of revision.
Editorial Notes:
E1780
Offences under section designated (25.05.2018) as "serious crime" for the purposes of European Union (Passenger Name Record Data) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 177 of 2018) by art. 2(1) and sch. 2 para 7 thereof, in effect as per art. 1(2). Those regulations are due to be repealed by Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (34/2026), s. 81, subject to transitional provisions in s. 89 and sch. 4, on the coming into operation of the provision dealt with in the C-Note above.
E1781
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of subs. (2) exercised (1.04.1997) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Control Provisions) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 155 of 1997), art. 6 to art. 11, in effect as per art. 3; continued in force (1.12.2005) by s. 362(2) as if made under this Act); revoked (1.11.2006) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 571 of 2006), art. 26 and sch. 17, in effect as per art. 2.