Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st December, 2019.

I, REGINA DOHERTY, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4 (adapted by the Social and Family Affairs Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 366 of 2017)), and by Rules 1(2) of Part 2, 1(2) of Part 3 and 1(2) of Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26 of 2005) hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and construction

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No.16) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2019 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2019.

Assessment of means — non-cash benefits

2. Article 142(b) (amended by article 2 of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 10) (Assessment of Means) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 303 of 2019)) of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 is amended by the substitution of the following sub-paragraph for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) This paragraph will cease to have effect on 30 September 2020.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

17 December, 2019.

REGINA DOHERTY,

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations extend the operation of article 142(b) of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations until 30 September 2020.