Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This order may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1987 and shall come into force in the case of Articles 1(1), 8 and 10(2) on 1st April 1987 and in the case of all other Articles on 6th April 1987.

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 1975 Act” means the Social Security Act 1975^f1;

• “the 1986 Act” means the Social Security Act 1986; and

• “the Pensions Act” means the Social Security Pensions Act 1975^f2.