Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Records to be maintained.
[1993 (No.2) s14]
254.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, the Minister may by regulations require—
(a) an employer or any other person to maintain the records that may be prescribed of any person in his or her employment and of 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 maintain the records that may be prescribed of any person 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 (No.2) s14]
(2) Records required to be maintained under subsection (1) shall be held at the place and for the period that may be prescribed.
[1993 (No.2) s14]
(3) A person who fails to comply with this section is guilty of an offence.
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
E1774
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).
E1775
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. 236, 240 and 241, in effect as per art. 2.
E1776
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. 22—which inserted Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), arts. 140, 144 and 145—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.
E1777
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of section exercised (1.04.1997) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Control Provisions) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 155 of 1997), arts. 15 to 17, in effect as per art. 3; amended (18.07.2001) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Control Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 327 of 2001), art. 2; 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.