S.I. No. 113/1990:

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1990 (SECTION 39) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1990.

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1990 (SECTION 39) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1990.

The Minister for Social Welfare, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 39 of the Social Welfare Act, 1990 (No. 5 of 1990), hereby orders as follows:--

1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1990 (Section 39) (Commencement) Order, 1990.

2. Section 39 of the Social Welfare Act, 1990 shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1990.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social Welfare this 30th day of April, 1990.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Social Welfare.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into effect from 1 May, 1990 the provisions of section 39 of the Social Welfare Act, 1990 . Section 39 relates to assessments for disablement under the occupational injuries benefits scheme and provides that, where the degree of disablement is assessed as below 10 per cent., disablement benefit will, in the case of new assessments, be paid by way of gratuity only.