# Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;
“the principal Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 1972 NI 14.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1978/1907/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1978/article-2
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