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. 1-6	14 March 2005	Commenced on enactment
S. 7(1)	3 May 2005	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005 (Section 7 (1)) (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 230 of 2005), art. 2
Ss. 7(2)-15	14 March 2005	Commenced on enactment
S. 16	1 June 2005	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005 (Sections 16, 24, 25 and 26) (Commencement) Order (S.I. No. 182 of 2005), art. 2(a)
Ss. 17-23	14 March 2005	Commenced on enactment
Ss. 24-25 insofar as they relate to carer's allowance	7 April 2005	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005 (Sections 16, 24, 25 and 26) (Commencement) Order (S.I. No. 182 of 2005), art. 2(b)
Ss. 24-25 insofar as they relate to unemployment assistance, disability allowance pre-retirement allowance and farm assist	1 June 2005	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005 (Sections 16, 24, 25 and 26) (Commencement) Order (S.I. No. 182 of 2005), art. 2(c)
Ss. 24-25  insofar as they relate to old age (non-contributory) pension, blind pension, widow's or widower's (non-contributory) pension, one-parent family payment, orphan's (non-contributory) pension and a relevant payment by virtue of s. 18(1) (b) or (c) of the Social Welfare Act 1996 (No. 7 of 1996)	2 June 2005	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005 (Sections 16, 24, 25 and 26) (Commencement) Order (S.I. No. 182 of 2005), art. 2(d)
Ss. 24-25 insofar as they relate to supplementary welfare allowance	6 June 2005	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005 (Sections 16, 24, 25 and 26) (Commencement) Order (S.I. No. 182 of 2005), art. 2(e)
S. 26	11 April 2005	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005 (Sections 16, 24, 25 and 26) (Commencement) Order (S.I. No. 182 of 2005), art. 2(f)
Ss. 27-37	23 September 2005	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005 (Part 3) (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 591 of 2005), art. 2
Ss. 38, 39	11 April 2005	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005 (Sections 38 & 39) (Commencement) Order, 2005 (S.I. No. 187 of 2005), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act (ss. 27-39) included in collectively cited Pensions Acts	S. 1(3)
Repealed in part with transitional provisions	26/2005, ss. 360(1), 360(2), 361, 362, 364(1), schedule 7
S. 7 reference to "Respite Care Grant" construed	47/2015, ss. 5(2), 5(3)
Sch. 5 references to “Pensions Board” construed	25/1990, s. 9A (see 20/2013, ss. 1(5), 26)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
None