# The Social Security Act 1973 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1974, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This order may be cited as the Social Security Act 1973 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1974 and shall come into operation on 7th June 1974.
(2) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to this instrument and the revocations effected by it as they would apply if this instrument and the instruments containing the provisions which it revokes were Acts of Parliament and each revocation were a repeal.
(3) In this order—
(a) “the Act” means the Social Security Act 1973;
(b) “the No. 1 order” means the Social Security Act 1973 (Commencement) Order 1973 ;
(c) “the No. 2 order” means the Social Security Act 1973 (Commencement) Order 1973 ; and
(d) “the No. 3 order” means the Social Security Act 1973 (Commencement) Order 1974 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/823/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1973-commencement-no-4-order-1974/article-1
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