# Social Security Act 1986, Paragraph 2


(1) In this Part—
“the Commissioners” means the Chief and other Social Security Commissioners for Northern Ireland;
“the Department”, except in the expression “the Department of Finance and Personnel”, means the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland.
(2) The references in paragraphs 3(1)(b) and 4 to service by any person as a Commissioner include references to service treated as service as a Commissioner under paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 10 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 (service under former enactments).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/50/schedule/9/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1986/schedule-9/paragraph-2
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