Updated to 27 March 2025
(Act No. 1 of 2025 and S.I. No. 95 of 2025)
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement Date | Commencement Information |
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Ss. 1, 2 |
30 March 1988 |
Commenced on enactment |
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S. 3 in so far as it relates to unemployment benefit |
21 July 1988 |
s. 3(2)(a) |
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S. 3 in so far as it relates to disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit, disablement gratuity and disablement pension |
25 July 1988 |
S. 3(2)(b) |
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S. 3 in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension |
28 July 1988 |
S. 3(2)(c) |
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S. 3 in so far as it relates to death benefit under Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1981, ss. 50, 51 or 52, old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance |
19 July 1988 |
S. 3(2)(d) |
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S. 4 in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance |
20 July 1988 |
S. 4(2)(a) |
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S. 4 in so far as it relates to deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, social assistance allowance and single woman's allowance |
28 July 1988 |
S. 4(2)(b) |
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S. 4 in so far as it relates to old age pension, blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension and orphan's (non-contributory) pension |
29 July 1988 |
S. 4(2)(c) |
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S. 4 in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance |
25 July 1988 |
S. 4(2)(d) |
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S. 5(1) in relation to any claim for family income supplement received on or after 28 July 1988 |
28 July 1988 |
S. 5(3) |
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S. 5(2), (3) |
30 March 1988 |
Commenced on enactment |
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S. 6 |
6 April 1988 |
S. 6(2) |
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S. 7 |
6 April 1988 |
S. 7(2) |
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S. 8 in relation to any period of interruption of employment on or after 4 April 1988 |
4 April 1988 |
S. 8(2) |
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Ss. 9-22 |
30 March 1988 |
Commenced on enactment |
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S. 23 in relation to any claim for disability benefit which is received on or after 6 April 1988 |
6 April 1988 |
S. 23(2) |
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S. 24(1) |
25 July 1988 |
S. 24(3)(a) |
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S. 24(2) |
20 July 1988 |
S. 24(3)(b) |
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S. 24(3) |
30 March 1988 |
Commenced on enactment |
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S. 25 |
20 July 1988 |
S. 25(3) |
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S. 26 |
1 January 1989 |
S. 26(2) |
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S. 27 |
30 March 1988 |
Commenced on enactment |
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S. 28 |
27 March 1990 |
Social Welfare Act 1988 (Section 28) (Commencement) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 75 of 1990), art. 2 |
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Ss. 29-31 |
30 March 1988 |
Commenced on enactment |
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Schedule A |
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See s. 3 |
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Schedule B |
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See ss. 3, 4 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected |
Affecting Provision |
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Rep. (other than ss. 1(1) (4), 27) with continuance of instrs. etc. |
27/1993, ss. 300-304, sch. 5 |
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S.17 (b) am. |
7/1991, s.13 (2) (3) |
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S. 19 applied with modifications |
S.I. No. 208 of 1991, regs. 2, 19, schedule A |
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S.19, applic. ext. & mod. in cert. circs. |
S. I. No. 208 of 1991, reg. 19, sch. A |
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S.19 rep. |
5/1993, ss. 30, 41, sch. C |
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S. 19 modified |
S.I. No. 178 of 1988, regs. 2, 5(d) |
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S.20, applic. ext. & mod. in cert. circs. (in pt.) |
S. I. No. 208 of 1991, reg. 19, sch. A |
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S. 20(1-7) modified |
S.I. No. 178 of 1988, regs. 2, 5(d) |
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S.20 (1) rstrct. |
S. I. No. 298 of 1989, art, 22 (1) |
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S.20 (6) am. |
7/1991, s.32 |
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S.20 (7) rep. |
12/1992, ss. 1 (2), 3, sch. |
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S.31 (1) del. (in pt.). |
5/1993, ss. 38 (9) (a), 41 |
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S.31 (2) del. (in pt.). |
5/1993, ss. 38 (9) (b), 41 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
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S. 16 |
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions For Self-Employed Contributors) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 137 of 1993) |
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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions For Self-Employed Contributors) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 (S.I. No. 121 of 1991) |
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Social Welfare (Contributions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 264 of 1990) |
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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions For Self-Employed Contributors) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 62 of 1988) |
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S. 28 |
Social Welfare Act 1988 (Section 28) (Commencement) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 75 of 1990) |
