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7 1988

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1988

PART I

Preliminary

Short title, construction and collective citations.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1988.

(2) The Social Welfare Acts, 1981 to 1987, and this Act (other than section 27 ) shall be construed as one.

(3) The Social Welfare Acts, 1981 to 1987, and this Act (other than section 27 ) may be cited together as the Social Welfare Acts, 1981 to 1988.

(4) Section 27 of this Act and the Employers' Employment Contribution Scheme Act, 1981 , may be cited together as the Employers' Employment Contribution Scheme Acts, 1981 and 1988.

Definitions.

2. —(1) In this Act—

the Act of 1985” means the Social Welfare Act, 1985 ;

the Act of 1986” means the Social Welfare Act, 1986 ;

the Act of 1987” means the Social Welfare Act, 1987 ;

the Income Tax Acts” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Income Tax Act, 1967 ;

the Principal Act” means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 .

(2) References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended or extended by any subsequent enactment.