(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018.

(2) The Social Welfare Acts and Part 2 shall be construed together as one Act.

(3) The Pensions Acts 1990 to 2015 and Part 3 shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2018.

(4) The Civil Registration Acts 2004 to 2015 and Part 4 shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Civil Registration Acts 2004 to 2018.

(5) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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.