1. Short title, construction, collective citations and commencement.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013.
(2) The Social Welfare Acts and Parts 1 and 2 shall be read together as one.
(3) The Civil Registration Acts 2004 to 2012 and Part 3 shall be read together as one and may be cited together as the Civil Registration Acts 2004 to 2013.
(4) The Pensions Acts 1990 to 2012 and Part 4 shall be read together as one and may be cited together as the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2013.
(5) Sections 3, 8, 15, 22(b), 26, 27, 28, 29, and 34 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.