Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 3rd January, 2012. |
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I, JOAN BURTON, Minister for Social Protection in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (3) of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (No. 9 of 2011), hereby order as follows: |
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1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (Section 16(6)) (Commencement) Order 2011. |
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2. The 1st day of January 2012 is appointed as the day on which section 16 (6) of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (No. 9 of 2011) comes into operation. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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22 December 2011. |
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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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This Order provides for the commencement of section 16 (6) of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 , with effect from 1st January 2012. Section 16(6) of that Act makes a number of amendments to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in relation to references to schemes and programmes that had previously been administered by An Foras Áiseanna Saothair (FÁS). |
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This Order, together with a number of related Orders, enables the transfer of administrative responsibility for the employment and community services of FÁS and the associated FÁS resources to the Department of Social Protection. |