STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 53 of 2005 .

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2002 (SECTION 16) (NO. 1) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2005.

S.I. No. 53 of 2005 .

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2002 (SECTION 16) (NO. 1) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2005.

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 ( No. 8 of 2002 ), hereby orders as follows:

Citation.

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Section 16) (No. 1) (Commencement) Order 2005.

Commencement.

2. Section 16 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 , in so far as it relates to Item 3 of Part 4, Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Part 5 and Item 2 of Part 6 of the Schedule to the said Act, comes into operation--

(a)  for the purposes of the District of Tullamore, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 2 February 2005, and

(b)  for the purposes of the District of Longford, within the meaning of the Births and Deaths Registration Acts 1863 to 1996, on 7 February 2005.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order provides for the commencement of the following items of the Schedule to the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 in so far as it relates to the Districts of Tullamore and Longford: Item 3 of Part 4, Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Part 5 and Item 2 of Part 6.

These items provide for amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Acts and the Marriages (Ireland) Acts.

The commencement of these provisions is necessary to enable the electronic registration of births and deaths in the Civil Registration Office in the District of Tullamore from 2 February 2005, and in the district of Longford from 7 February 2005. It will also allow for the capture of additional information at the time of registration.