S.I. No. 169 of 2006

SOCIAL WELFARE LAW REFORM AND PENSIONS ACT 2006 (Section 39 (in so far as it inserts section 3B into the Pensions Act 1990 )) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 2006

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(4) of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (No.5 of 2006), hereby orders as follows:

Citation.

1.   This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (Section 39 (in so far as it inserts section 3B into the Pensions Act 1990 )) (Commencement) Order, 2006.

Commencement.

2.   The 12^th day of April 2006 is appointed as the day on which, section 39 (in so far as it inserts section 3B into the Pensions Act 1990 ) of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (No. 5 of 2006), comes into operation.

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 section 39 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 , in so far as it inserts section 3B into the Pensions Act 1990 , with effect from 12 April 2006.

The new section 3B relates to the proceedings which the Pensions Board may bring for a summary offence under the Pensions Act and provides that certain documentary evidence submitted in a prosecution is now admissible without the need for the officer of the Pensions Board to attend the Court proceedings.