S.I. No. 437/2006 - Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (Section 40) (Commencement) Order, 2006

S.I. No. 437 of 2006

SOCIAL WELFARE LAW REFORM AND PENSIONS ACT 2006 (SECTION 40) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 2006

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(4) of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (No. 5 of 2006), hereby orders as follows:

Citation.

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (Section 40 (Commencement) Order, 2006.

Commencement.

2. The 24^th day of July 2006 is appointed as the day on which section 40 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 comes into operation.

		GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 24^th day of July 2006.
		SÉAMUS BRENNAN
		Minister for Social and Family Affairs.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order provides for the commencement of section 40 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 with effect from 24^th July 2006.

Section 40 inserts a new section 26A into the Pensions Act to provide that the Minister may, in consultation with the Minister for Finance, indemnify the Pensions Board members and the staff of the Board against liability for damages or costs where they have discharged their functions in good faith.