# The Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 and shall come into operation on 12th June 1978.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975;
“the Child Benefit Order” means the Child Benefit (Northern Ireland) Order 1975;
“the Contributions Regulations” means the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1975, as amended;
“child benefit” means benefit under Part II of the Child Benefit Order;
“entitled to child benefit” includes treated as so entitled;
“the former principal Act” means the National Insurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966;
“her husband” in the case of a woman who has been married more than once, refers to the husband by virtue of whose contributions she is entitled to the benefit in question;
“retired” means retired from regular employment;
“the Special Provisions Regulations” means the Social Security (Benefit) (Married Women and Widows Special Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1975, as amended;
"the Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions Regulations" means the Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1975, as amended;
"widow's benefit“and ”widow's pension" include benefit under section 39(4) of the Act corresponding to a widow's pension or a widowed mother's allowance;
and other expressions have the same meanings as in the Act.
(3) Any reference in these regulations to any provision made by or contained in any enactment or instrument shall, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that provision as amended or extended by any enactment or instrument, and as including a reference to any provision which it re-enacts or replaces, or which may re-enact or replace it, with or without modification.
(4) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply in relation to this statutory rule and in relation to any revocation effected by it as if this statutory rule, the regulations revoked by it and any regulations revoked by the regulations so revoked were Acts of Parliament, and as if each revocation were a repeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1978/114/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-persons-abroad-regulations-northern-ireland-1978/regulation-1
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