# The Deregulation (Carer’s Allowance) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Carer’s Allowance) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation –
(a) except for the purposes of Article 2, on 28th October 2002; and
(b) for the purposes of Article 2 –
(i) for the purposes of exercising powers to make subordinate legislation to come into operation on or after 1st April 2003 (being powers or subordinate legislation which apart from Article 2 would refer to invalid care allowance), on 21st October 2002; and
(ii) for all other purposes, on 1st April 2003.
(2) In this Order –
“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; and
“subordinate legislation” means orders, rules, regulations and other instruments made under any statutory provision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/321/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-carers-allowance-order-northern-ireland-2002/article-1
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