Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 431 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Social Welfare And Pensions Act 2009
No. 10 of 2009
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1, 2 | 29 April 2009 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3 | 1 May 2009 | S. 3(2) |
| S. 4 | 1 May 2009 | S. 4(2) |
| Ss. 5-7 | 29 April 2009 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 8 | 1 May 2009 | S. 8(3) |
| Ss. 9-11 | 29 April 2009 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 12 | 1 May 2009 | S. 12(6) |
| S. 13 | 1 May 2009 | S. 13 |
| Ss. 14-23 | 29 April 2009 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 22(1)-(6), (8), (9), (12), (13), (17) transfer of certain functions under | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 | 29 July 2011 | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2) |
| S. 22(10) amended | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6, 99 | 6 July 2011 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 22(17) construction of references “Pensions Board” | Pensions Act 1990 (No. 25 of 1990), s. 9A (see Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (No. 20 of 2013), ss. 1(5), 26) | 7 March 2014 | Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 (Sections 22(b), 26, 27, 28, 29 and 34) (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 103 of 2014), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 22 | Pensions Insolvency Payment Scheme 2010 (S.I. No. 4 of 2010) |
| S. 22(13) | Pensions Insolvency Payment Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2011 (S.I. No. 624 of 2011) |
| Pensions Insolvency Payment Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2010 (S.I. No. 687 of 2010) |