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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Irish Statutory Instruments >> Social Welfare Act 2012 (Sections 16 and 17) (Commencement) Order 2013. S.I. No. 61/2013 URL: http://www.bailii.org/ie/legis/num_reg/2013/0061.html |
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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd February, 2013. |
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I, JOAN BURTON, Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (4) of the Social Welfare Act 2012 (No. 43 of 2012), hereby order as follows: |
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1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act 2012 (Sections 16 and 17) (Commencement) Order 2013. |
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2. The 20th day of February 2013 is appointed as the day on which sections 16 and 17 of the Social Welfare Act 2012 (No. 43 of 2012) come into operation. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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19 February 2013. |
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JOAN BURTON, |
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Minister for Social Protection. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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Sections 16 and 17 of the Social Welfare Act 2012 provide that Sundays will be taken into account for the purposes of determining entitlement to Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Allowance. |
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This Order provides for the commencement of sections 16 and 17 of the Social Welfare Act 2012 with effect from 20 February 2013. |
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