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S.I. No. 174/1993 -- Social Welfare Act, 1993 (Part VI) (Commencement) Order, 1993.

S.I. No. 174/1993 -- Social Welfare Act, 1993 (Part VI) (Commencement) Order, 1993. 1993 174

		S.I. No. 174/1993: SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1993 (PART VI) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1993.
		SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1993 (PART VI) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1993.
		The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 41 of the Social Welfare Act, 1993 (No. 5 of 1993), hereby orders as follows:--






		Citation.
		1. This order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1993 (Part VI) (Commencement) Order, 1993.
		Commencement.
		2. Part VI of the Social Welfare Act, 1993 shall come into operation on the 25th day of June, 1993.
		GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare, this 25th day of June, 1993.
		MICHAEL WOODS,
		Minister for Social Welfare.
		EXPLANATORY NOTE.
		This Order brings Part VI of the Social Welfare Act, 1993 into effect from 25th June, 1993.
		Part VI of the Act aligns and consolidates the existing provisions relating to general administrative arrangements, powers and duties of social welfare inspectors and offences so as to apply a single set of provisions in relation to these areas to all social welfare schemes.
		Existing provisions in the case of social insurance payments are provided for collectively in Chapter 17 of Part II of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 . In the case of social assistance schemes the relevant provisions are provided for separately for each scheme in the Consolidation Act or by way of regulations.