STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 142 of 1999.

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1998 (SECTION 24) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1999.

S.I. No. 142 of 1999.

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1998 (SECTION 24) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1999.

The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 25 of the Social Welfare Act, 1998 ( No. 6 of 1998 ), hereby orders as follows:

Citation.

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1998 (Section 24) (Commencement) Order, 1999.

Commencement.

2. The 4th day of May, 1999, is hereby appointed as the day on which section 24 of the Social Welfare Act, 1998 ( No. 6 of 1998 ), shall come into operation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order provides that section 24 of the Social Welfare Act, 1998 will come into effect on the 4th day of May, 1999.

Section 24 defines the term Liable Relative in the context of administering legislation regarding liability to maintain families. It also provides that District Courts shall, where required, decide the manner in which such payments shall be made.