S.I. No. 205/2006 - Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (Sections 5 and 6) (Commencement) Order 2006

S.I. No. 205 of 2006

SOCIAL WELFARE LAW REFORM AND PENSIONS ACT 2006 (SECTIONS 5 and 6) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2006

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 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 (Sections 5 and 6) (Commencement) Order 2006.

Commencement.

The 1^st day of January, 2006 is appointed as the day on which sections 5 and 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 (No. 5 of 2006), come into operation.

		GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, this 21^st day of April, 2006.
LS		Séamus Brennan
		Minister for Social and Family Affairs.

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 Sections 5 and 6 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 which provide that income earned by a home childminder, in accordance with section 216C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 , will be liable for a single self-employment social insurance contribution of €253 per annum. These regulations come into effect from 1 January 2006.