Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contracting-out and Qualifying Earnings Factor) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1997.

In these Regulations—

• “the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1;

• “the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993.

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f2 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly.