Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1997.

In these Regulations any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 bearing that number.

For the purposes of these Regulations, and notwithstanding section 39(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f1, where a period of time is expressed to begin on, or be reckoned from, a particular day, that day shall be included in the period.