All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1, 2	28 March 2003	Commenced on enactment
S. 3	1 April 2003	Commenced as per s. 3(2)
S. 4	1 June 2003	Commenced as per s. 4(2)
S. 5 in so far as it relates to disability benefit, health and safety benefit, injury benefit and supplementary welfare allowance	29 September 2003	Commenced as per s. 5(2)(c)
S. 5 in so far as it relates to unemployment benefit	25 September 2003	Commenced as per s. 5(2)(b)
S. 5 in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance, pre-retirement allowance and farm assist	24 September 2003	Commenced as per s. 5(2)(a)
S. 6 in so far as it relates to disablement pension	4 April 2003	Commenced as per s. 6(2)(c)
S. 6  in so far as it relates to invalidity pension	3 April 2003	Commenced as per s. 6(2)(b)
S. 6 in so far as it relates to disability allowance	2 April 2003	Commenced as per s. 6(2)(a)
S. 7	1 June 2003	Commenced as per s. 7(2)
S. 8 in so far as it relates to old age (non-contributory) pension, blind pension, widow's and widower's (non-contributory) pension, and orphan's (non-contributory) pension	9 May 2003	Commenced as per s. 8(3)(c)
S. 8 in so far as it relates to disability allowance	7 May 2003	Commenced as per s. 8(3)(b)
S. 8 in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance, pre-retirement allowance and farm assist	30 April 2003	Commenced as per s. 8(3)(a)
S. 9	1 April 2003	Commenced as per s. 9(2)
S. 10	28 March 2003	Commenced on enactment
S. 11	8 September 2003	Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 11) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 472 of 2003), art. 2
S. 12	28 March 2003	Commenced on enactment
S. 13	27 May 2003	Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Sections 13 and 15) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 210 of 2003), art. 2
S. 14	28 March 2003	Commenced on enactment
S. 15	27 May 2003	Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Sections 13 and 15) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 210 of 2003), art. 2
Ss. 16-18	1 January 2004	Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 661 of 2003), art. 2
S. 19	28 March 2003	Commenced on enactment
Ss. 20, 21	1 January 2004	Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 661 of 2003), art. 2
S. 22	28 March 2003	Commenced on enactment
S. 23	2 September 2003	Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 23) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 399 of 2003), art. 2
S. 24	3 April 2003	Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 (Section 24) (Commencement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 129 of 2003), art. 2
Schedule		See s. 24

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
S. 1(2) repealed with transitional provisions	26/2005, ss. 360(1), (2), 361, 362, 364(1), sch. 7
S. 2 repealed other than insofar as it relates to definition of "Principal Act"	26/2005, ss. 360(1), (2), 361, 362, 364(1), sch. 7
Ss. 3 repealed with transitional provisions	26/2005, ss. 360(1), (2), 361, 362, 364(1), sch. 7
S. 4 repealed with transitional provisions	26/2005, ss. 360(1), (2), 361, 362, 364(1), sch. 7
Ss. 5-7 repealed with transitional provisions	26/2005, ss. 360(1), (2), 361, 362, 364(1), sch. 7
S. 8(1) repealed with transitional provisions	26/2005, ss. 360(1), (2), 361, 362, 364(1), sch. 7
S. 8(3) repealed with transitional provisions	26/2005, ss. 360(1), (2), 361, 362, 364(1), sch. 7
Ss. 9-11 repealed with transitional provisions	26/2005, ss. 360(1), (2), 361, 362, 364(1), sch. 7
Ss. 13-19 repealed with transitional provisions	26/2005, ss. 360(1), (2), 361, 362, 364(1), sch. 7
S. 23 rendered obsolete by repeal of FOI Act 1997	30/2014, ss. 1(2)-(4), 5, 55 and sch. 4

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
None