{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-act-northern-ireland-2009/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-act-northern-ireland-2009/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2009/2",
  "legislation_title": "Financial Assistance Act (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-act-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act–\n“the relevant department”, in relation to a scheme, has the meaning given by section 1(3) or 2(3);\n“OFMDFM” means the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister;\n“public body” means–\n(a)a Northern Ireland department;\n(b)a body established by or under a statutory provision;\n(c)a statutory undertaker within the meaning of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 ; or\n(d)any other body which exercises functions wholly or mainly of a public nature and is prescribed by regulations made by OFMDFM, subject to negative resolution;\n“scheme” means a scheme under section 1 or 2;\n“specified”, in relation to a scheme, means specified in the scheme.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 5 substituted (13.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in operation) by Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25), s. 254(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 103 (with s. 211); S.R. 2015/49, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 (as amended (16.3.2016) by S.R. 2016/159, art. 2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2009/2/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:18.618813+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}