Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011
Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.
1.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011.
(2) (a) The Social Welfare Acts and Part 2 shall be read together as one.
(b) The Citizens Information Acts 2000 to 2008 and section 21 may be cited together as the Citizens Information Acts 2000 to 2011.
(c) The Pensions Acts 1990 to 2010 and Part 4 shall be read together as one and may be cited together as the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2011.
(3) Sections 10 and 16(6) shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Social Protection may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provisions, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
Annotations:
Editorial Notes:
E1
Power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (1.01.2012) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (Section 16(6)) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 704 of 2011).
2. The 1st day of January 2012 is appointed as the day on which section 16 (6) of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (No. 9 of 2011) comes into operation.
E2
Power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (1.10.2011) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (Section 10) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 4949 of 2011).
2. The 1st day of October 2011 is appointed as the day on which section 10 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (No. 9 of 2011) comes into operation.