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Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012 (No. 12)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (s. 1)1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.Part 2 Amendments to Social Welfare Acts (ss. 2-19)2. Definitions.3. Voluntary contributors - amendment.4. One-parent family payment - amendments.5. Entitlement to one-parent family payment - amendments.6. Schedule 5 - amendments.7. Disqualification from certain payments while participating in Community Employment.8. Reckonable earnings - amendment.9. Employer not liable to deduct employment contributions in certain circumstances.10. Share-based remuneration - amendments to PRSI liability.11. Return of contributions - share-based remuneration.12. Entitlement to mortgage interest supplement.13. Sharing of information - amendment.14. Investigation and determination of claims for rent supplement under section 198.15. Provision of information for the purpose of establishing identity.16. Entitlement to jobseeker's benefit - amendment.17. Social welfare inspectors - amendment.18. Social Insurance Fund.19. Budgeting in relation to social welfare payments - amendments.Part 3 Amendments to Pensions Act 1990 (ss. 20-40)20. Definition.21. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.22. Guidance of Society of Actuaries in Ireland, Board or any other person.23. Amendment of section 33 of Principal Act.24. Amendment of section 34 of Principal Act.25. Amendment of section 40 of Principal Act.26. Amendment of section 41 of Principal Act.27. Amendment of section 42 of Principal Act.28. Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act.29. Provisions relating to funding standard and funding standard reserve.30. Amendment of section 45 of Principal Act.31. Amendment of section 46 of Principal Act.32. Limitations on calculation of resources of relevant schemes.33. Amendment of section 48 of Principal Act.34. Amendment of section 49 of Principal Act.35. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act.36. Amendment of section 51A of Principal Act.37. Amendment of section 53E of Principal Act.38. Amendment of section 55 of Principal Act.39. Trustee consent for early retirement.40. Amendment of Second Schedule to Principal Act.
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 May 2012 - onwards

1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012.

(2) The Social Welfare Acts and Parts 1 and 2 shall be read together as one.

(3) The Pensions Acts 1990 to 2011 and Part 3 shall be read together as one and may be cited together as the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2012.

(4) Sections 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Social Protection may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

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