# The Social Need (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) The 1954 c. 33 (N.I.) Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 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 the Environment;
“district” means a local government district such as is mentioned in section 1(1) of the 1972 c. 9 (N.I.) Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/1302/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-need-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-2
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