S.I. No. 802 of 2004

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2002 (SECTION 16) (No. 11) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2004

S.I. No. 802 of 2004

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2002 (SECTION 16) (No. 11) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2004

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 ( No. 8 of 2002 ), hereby orders as follows:

Citation.

1.  This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Section 16) (No.11) (Commencement) Order 2004.

Commencement.

2.   Section 16 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 , in so far as it relates to Item 3 of Part 4, Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Part 5 and Item 2 of Part 6 of the Schedule to the said Act, comes into operation -

(a)    for the purposes of the District of Portlaoise, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 13 December 2004,

(b)    for the purposes of the District of Mullingar, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 14 December 2004,

(c)    for the purposes of the District of Dundalk, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 17 December 2004, and

(d)    for the purposes of the District of Cavan, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 20 December 2004,

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order provides for the commencement of the following items of the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 in so far as it relates to the Districts of Portlaoise, Mullingar, Dundalk and Cavan:

Item 3 of Part 4, Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Part 5 and Item 2 of Part 6.

These items provide for amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Acts and the Marriages (Ireland) Acts.

The commencement of these provisions is necessary to enable the electronic registration of births and deaths in the Civil Registration Office in the District of Portlaoise from 13 December 2004, in the District of Mullingar from 14 December 2004, in the District of Dundalk from 17 December 2004, and in the District of Cavan from 20 December 2004. It will also allow for the capture of additional information at the time of registration.