# The Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 2nd July 2001.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act” means the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000;
“the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/216/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/discretionary-financial-assistance-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-1
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