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6 1998

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT, 1998

PART I

Preliminary

Short title and construction.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare Act, 1998.

(2) The Social Welfare Acts and this Act (other than Parts VI and VII ) shall be construed together as one.

Definitions.

2. —In this Act—

the Principal Act” means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 ;

the Act of 1994” means the Social Welfare Act, 1994 ;

the No. 2 Act of 1995” means the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act, 1995 ;

the Act of 1996” means the Social Welfare Act, 1996 ;

the Act of 1997” means the Social Welfare Act, 1997 .

Continuance of instruments.

3. —An instrument that is made under a provision of the Principal Act that is amended by this Act and that is in force immediately before the commencement of the amendment shall continue in force as if made under the provision so amended.