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IRL-1997-L-46964
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Title_of_text
Social Welfare Act, 1997 (No. 10 of 1997).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ireland
Subjects (Classification)
Social security (general standards)
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-04-02
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends provisions of previous Social Welfare Acts to provide for increases in benefits and other matters related to family benefit, rates of contribution, sickness allowance, care-giver benefit, unemployment benefit, and survivor's benefit. Adds new sections providing maternity benefit for self-employed contributors and benefit for adoptive parents.
Partial entry dates region
Date of partial entry into force
1997-08-04
S. 32
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1993-11-09 (IRL-1993-L-36028)
Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 (No. 27 of 1993)
Amended text(s)
1993-11-09 (IRL-1993-L-36028)
Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 (No. 27 of 1993)
Amended text(s)
1994-03-31 (IRL-1994-L-36586)
Social Welfare Act, 1994 (No. 4 of 1994)
Amended text(s)
1995-07-25 (IRL-1995-L-41565)
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1995 (No. 23 of 1995).
Amended text(s)
1996-04-03 (IRL-1996-L-44049)
Social Welfare Act, 1996 (No. 7 of 1996).
Amended text(s)
1996-04-03 (IRL-1996-L-44049)
Social Welfare Act, 1996 (No. 7 of 1996).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2004-03-25 (IRL-2004-L-68558)
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 (No. 9 of 2004).
Amending text(s)
2004-12-17 (IRL-2004-L-69824)
Social Welfare Act 2004 (No. 41 of 2004)
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2005-11-27 (IRL-2005-L-74002)
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Act Number 26 of 2005).
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Acts
Page range
55 p.