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Social Welfare Act, 1990

PART I

Preliminary

Short title, construction and collective citation.

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1990.

(2) The Social Welfare Acts, 1981 to 1989, and this Act (other than section 15 and sections 25 to 30 of this Act and subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this section) shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare Acts, 1981 to 1990.

(3) Section 25 of this Act and the Employers' Employment Contribution Scheme Acts, 1981 and 1988, may be cited together as the Employers' Employment Contribution Scheme Acts, 1981 to 1990.

(4) Sections 26 , 27 and 29 of this Act and the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1984, may be cited together as the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1990.

(5) Section 28 of this Act and the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act, 1984 , may be cited together as the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts, 1984 and 1990.