S.I. No. 210/2003 -- Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (Sections 13 and 15) (Commencement) Order, 2003
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SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 2003 (SECTIONS 13 AND 15) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 2003 |
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The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 1 (4) of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (No. 4 of 2003) , hereby orders as follows: |
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Citation. |
1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (Sections 13 and 15) (Commencement) Order, 2003. |
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Commencement. |
2. - (1) Sections 13 and 15 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003 (No. 4 of 2003) , come into operation on 27 May, 2003. |
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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 Sections 13 and 15 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003. |
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Section 13 provides that, with effect from the commencement date, rent supplement, under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme, shall be payable only where a person is lawfully in the State. It also provides that rent supplement shall not be payable where a person has made an application for asylum and such application is awaiting final decision by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. |
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Section 15 of the Act provides that the authority of the Health Boards to pay rent supplement in cases of urgency is not affected by the provisions of Section 13. |
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This Order comes into effect from 27 May, 2003. |
