Ss. 1-2 |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 3, Sch. A, insofar as it relates to unemployment benefit, deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension |
25 July 1991 |
S. 3(2)(a) |
S. 3, Sch. A, insofar as it relates to death benefit under ss. 50-52 of the Principal Act, old age (contributory) pension, survivor's benefit, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance |
26 July 1991 |
S. 3(2)(b) |
S. 3, Sch. A, insofar as it relates to disability benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit, disablement gratuity and disablement pension |
29 July 1991 |
S. 3(2)(c) |
S. 4, Sch. B, insofar as it relates to unemployment assistance |
24 July 1991 |
S. 4(2)(a) |
S. 4, Sch. B, insofar as it relates to pre-retirement allowance, deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, single woman's allowance, lone parent's allowance (other than lone parent's allowance payable in respect of a widow or widower) and carer's allowance, |
25 July 1991 |
S. 4(2)(b) |
S. 4, Sch. B, insofar as it relates to old age pension, blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension, lone parent's allowance payable in respect of a widow or widower and orphan's (non-contributory) pension, |
26 July 1991 |
S. 4(2)(c) |
S. 4, Sch. B, insofar as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance |
29 July 1991 |
S. 4(2)(d) |
S. 5 |
1 October 1991 |
S. 5(3) |
S. 6 |
1 June 1991 |
S. 6(3) |
S. 6 insofar as it relates to the definition of “qualified child” (inserted by s. 6(1) of this Act) into s. 2 (1) of the Principal Act for the purposes of s. 139 (b) of that Act |
29 May 1991 |
S. 6(3) |
S. 6 for the purposes of s. 232A of the Principal Act |
24 October 1991 |
S. 6(3) |
S. 7 |
25 July 1991 |
S. 7(2) |
S. 8(1)(a) |
25 July 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 8 (1) ( a ) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 238 of 1991), art. 2 |
S. 8(1)(b) |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 8(2) |
25 July 1991 |
S. 8(4)(b) |
S. 8(3), (4) |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 9 |
1 July 1991 |
S. 9(2) |
S. 10 |
25 July 1991 |
S. 10(2) |
S. 11 |
24 July 1991 |
S. 11(2) |
S. 12 |
6 April 1991 |
S. 12(2) |
S. 13 |
6 April 1991 |
S. 13(3) |
S. 14 |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 15 |
6 April 1991 |
S. 15(2) |
S. 16 in relation to any period of interruption of employment commencing on or after the commencement date |
8 April 1991 |
S. 16(2) |
S. 17(1) |
29 July 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 17) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 207 of 1991), art. 2 |
S. 17(2) |
25 July 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 17) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 207 of 1991), art. 3 |
S. 17(3) |
24 July 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 17) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 207 of 1991), arts.2, 3 |
S. 18 |
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Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 18(2) |
S. 19 |
4 January 1993 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 19) (Commencement) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 447 of 1992), art. 2 |
S. 20 |
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Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 20(2) |
S. 21(1) |
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Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 21(3) |
S. 21(2) |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 21(3) |
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Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 21(3) |
S. 22 |
6 April 1991 |
S. 22(3) |
Ss. 23-26 as respects insured persons as defined in s. 27(1)(a) |
6 April 1991 |
S. 27(1)(a) |
Ss. 23-26 as respects the purposes of s. 27(1)(b) as respects retirement pension |
28 November 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 27 (1) (B)) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 313 of 1991), art. 2(a) |
Ss. 23-26 in relation to the purposes of s. 27(1)(b) as respects old age (contributory) pension |
29 November 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 27 (1) (B)) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 313 of 1991), art. 2(b) |
S. 27(1)(a) in relation to insured persons as defined in s. 27(1)(a) |
6 April 1991 |
S. 27(1)(a) |
S. 27(1)(b), as respects retirement pension |
28 November 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 27 (1) (B)) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 313 of 1991), art. 2(a) |
S. 27(1)(b), as respects old age (contributory) pension |
29 November 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 27 (1) (B)) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 313 of 1991), art. 2(b) |
S. 27(2) |
28 November 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 27 (1) (B)) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 313 of 1991), art. 2(a), (b) |
Ss. 28-38 |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 39, Sch. C |
6 April 1991 |
S. 39(3) |
S. 40 |
6 April 1991 |
S. 40(6) |
S. 41 |
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Commenced on enactment |
S. 42 in relation to any claim for injury benefit which commences on or after the commencement date |
8 April 1991 |
S. 42(3) |
S. 43 |
1 November 1991 |
Social Welfare Act 1991 (Section 43) (Commencement) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 280 of 1991), art. 2 |
S. 44 |
1 January 1992 |
S. 44(3) |
Ss. 45, 46 |
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Commenced on enactment |
S. 47 |
24 October 1991 |
S. 47(2) |
S. 48 |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 49 except for a person who on the commencement date has been in receipt of unemployment benefit for more than 155 days in a period of unemployment |
11 April 1991 |
S. 49(2) |
S. 50 |
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Not yet commenced. Requires a commencement order under s. 50(3) |
Ss. 51-54 |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 55 in relation to any claim for disability benefit which is received on or after the commencement date |
8 April 1991 |
S. 55(2) |
Ss. 56, 57 |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 58, Sch. D |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |
Ss. 59-64 |
1 April 1991 |
Commenced on enactment |