Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th September, 2013. |
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I, JOAN BURTON, Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (5) of the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (No. 20 of 2013), hereby order as follows: |
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1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (Section 8) (Commencement) Order 2013. |
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2. The 9th day of September 2013 is appointed as the day on which section 8 of the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (No. 20 of 2013) comes into operation. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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2 September 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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Section 8 of the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 amends the conditions of entitlement applying to the Partial Capacity Benefit scheme to enable decisions relating to whether or not a claimant has a restriction on his or her capacity for work and the level of that restriction to be appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. |
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This Order provides for the commencement of the provisions of section 8 of the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 with effect from 9 September 2013. |