Irish Statute Book

Social Welfare Act 1998
No. 6 of 1998

Section	Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.	Commencement Information
Ss. 1 - 13	1 April 1998	Commenced on enactment
Ss. 14, 15	5 February 1999	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Part IV) (Commencement) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 45 of 1999), art. 2
S. 16	16 November 1998	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Section 16) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 469 of 1998), art. 2
S. 17	27 July 2001	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Section 17) (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 361 of 2001), art. 2
S. 18	14 July 1998	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Section 18)(Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 255 of 1998), art. 2
S. 19	5 June 1998	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Section 19) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 190 of 1998), art. 2
S. 20	4 June 1998	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Section 20) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 191 of 1998), art. 2
S. 21	14 July 1998	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Section 21)(Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 256 of 1998), art. 2
S. 22	16 November 1998	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Section 22) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 467 of 1998), art. 2
S. 23	26 May 1998	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Section 23) (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 192 of 1998), art. 2
S. 24	4 May 1999	Social Welfare Act 1998 (Section 24) (Commencement) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 142 of 1999), art. 2
Ss. 26 - 28	1 April 1998	Commenced on enactment

How Affected	Affecting Provision	Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.	Commencement Source
Rep. in pt. with transit. provns.	26/2005, ss. 360 (1) (2), 361, 362, 364 (1), sch. 7	1 December 2005	Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 923 of 2005), art. 2

Section	SIs made under the Act
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