Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
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                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
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						Ss. 1, 2 | 
					
						 (see s. 4) | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 3(1) in so far as it relates to disability benefit, unemployment benefit, maternity allowance, injury benefit, disablement gratuity and disablement pension | 
					
						6 April 1981 | 
					S. 3(2)(a) | 
				
			
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						S. 3(1) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's benefit, invalidity pension and retirement pension | 
					
						2 April 1981 | 
					S. 3(2)(b) | 
				
			
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						S. 3(1) in so far as it relates to death benefits under ss. 50-52 of the Principal Act, old age (contributory) pension, widow's (contributory) pension and orphan's (contributory) allowance | 
					
						3 April 1981 | 
					S. 3(2)(c) | 
				
			
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						S. 4(1) in so far as it relates to unemployment assistance | 
					
						1 April 1981 | 
					S. 4(2)(a) | 
				
			
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						S. 4(1) in so far as it relates to old age pension, blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension and orphan's (non-contributory) pension | 
					
						3 April 1981 | 
					S. 4(2)(b) | 
				
			
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						S. 4(1) in so far as it relates to deserted wife's allowance, prisoner's wife's allowance, social assistance allowance and single woman's allowance | 
					
						2 April 1981 | 
					S. 4(2)(c) | 
				
			
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						S. 4(1) in so far as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance | 
					
						6 April 1981 | 
					S. 4(2)(d) | 
				
			
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						S. 4(1) in so far as it relates to children's allowances | 
					
						1 July 1981 | 
					S. 4(2)(e) | 
				
			
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						S. 5 | 
					
						6 April 1981 | 
					S. 5(4) | 
				
			
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						S. 6 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 7 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 8 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 9 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 10 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 11 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 12 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 13 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 14 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 15 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 16 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 17 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 18 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 19 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						S. 20 | 
					
						27 March 1981 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
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						Sch. A  | 
					
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					See s. 3 | 
				
			
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						Sch. B | 
					
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					See s. 4 | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					
			
			
			
					| 
						Rep. with continuance of inss. etc. | 
					27/1993, ss. 300-304, sch. 5 | 
					
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
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						None | 
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