Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Information required by Minister.
[1993 s221; 1998 s22]
260.—(1) For the purposes of controlling and investigating entitlement to any benefit, under this Act or under schemes administered by or on behalf of the Minister, the Minister may require the persons that may be prescribed to provide the Minister with the information in relation to those persons or classes of persons that may be prescribed.
[1998 s22; 2005 (SW&P) s26 & Sch 4]
(2) A person who fails to comply with a requirement made of him or her under subsection (1) or regulations made under that subsection is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €2,000.
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
E1781
A fine of €2,000 translates into a Class C fine, not exceeding €2,500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3 and 6, table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
E1782
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. 188(2), 188(3), 237, 238 and 239, in effect as per art. 2.
E1783
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. 141 to 143—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.
E1784
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of subs. (1) exercised (1.04.1997) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Control Provisions) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 155 of 1997), arts. 12 to 14, in effect as per art. 3; amended (16.11.1998) by Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Control Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 468 of 1998), art. 4; 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.
E1785
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of subs. (1) exercised (2.01.1995) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), arts. 106(2) and 106(3), in effect as per art. 2; 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.