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Contents

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

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1-2	21 December 2010	Commenced on enactment
S. 3	3 January 2011	S. 3(2)
S. 4	7 June 2012	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 4) (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 197 of 2012), art. 2
Ss. 5-6	21 December 2010	Commenced on enactment
S. 7	1 January 2011	S. 7(4)
S. 8-10	21 December 2010	Commenced on enactment
S. 11(1), sch. 2	1 October 2011	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 11(1)) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 495 of 2011), art. 2
S. 11(2)	1 October 2011	S.11(3) and Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (Sections 18(2), 18(3) and 18(4)) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 496 of 2011), art. 2
S. 11(3)	1 October 2011	Commenced on enactment
Ss. 12-13	13 February 2012	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Sections 12 and 13) (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 42 of 2012), art. 2
S. 14	1 January 2011	S. 14(2)
Ss. 15-26, sch. 3	1 January 2011	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Sections 15 to 26) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 673 of 2010), art. 2
S. 27	21 December 2010	Commenced on enactment
S. 28	11 November 2011	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Sections 28, 31, 32 and 33) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 572 of 2011), art. 2
Ss. 29-30, sch. 1	1 January 2012	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Sections 29, 30, 34 and 35) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 703 of 2011), art. 2
Ss. 31-33	11 November 2011	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Sections 28, 31, 32 and 33) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 572 of 2011), art. 2
Ss. 34-35	1 January 2012	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Sections 29, 30, 34 and 35) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 703 of 2011), art. 2
Ss. 36-39	22 September 2011	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Part 4) (Commencement) Order 2011(S.I. No. 471 of 2011), art. 2
Ss. 40-45	1 January 2011	S. 45(2)
Sch.1	1 January 2012	S. 29 and Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Sections 29, 30, 34 and 35) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 703 of 2011), art. 2
Sch.2	1 October 2011	S. 11(1) and Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 11(1)) (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 495 of 2011), art. 2
Sch.3	1 January 2011	S. 26 and Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Sections 15 to 26) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 673 of 2010), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
S. 11(1) repealed in so far as it relates to the amendment of Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), s. 241(1A) specified at Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010, sch. 2 ref. 9	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (No. 9 of 2011), ss. 1(3), 10(4)
S. 11(2)(c) repealed (note: repealed on same date as commencement)	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (No. 9 of 2011), ss. 1(3), 10(5)
S. 11(3) repealed in so far as it relates to the amendment of Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), s. 300(2)(b)	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (No. 9 of 2011), ss. 1(3), 10(5)
Sch. 2 ref. 9 repealed	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (No. 9 of 2011), ss. 1(3), 10(4)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 26	Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 13) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 603 of 2024)
S. 32(6)	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 32) (Transfer Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 717 of 2011)
S. 33(13)	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 33) (Appointment Day) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 129 of 2013)
	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 33) (Appointment Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 718 of 2011)
S. 37(6)	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 37) (Transfer Day) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 388 of 2013)
	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 37) (Transfer Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 499 of 2011)
S. 38(13)	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 38) (Appointment Day) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 130 of 2013)
	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 38) (Appointment Day) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 716 of 2011)
	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 38) (Appointment Day) (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 639 of 2011)
	Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 (Section 38) (Appointment Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 502 of 2011)