{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992/section-170",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992/section-170.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/7",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-northern-ireland-act-1992",
  "path": "section/170",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "170",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“the 1975 Act” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975;\n“the 1986 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;\n“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;\n“the Consequential Provisions Act” means the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;\n“the Department” means (except in Parts XIIZA , 12ZB , 12ZC and 12ZD above) the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland;\n“the Department of Economic Development” means the Department of Economic Development in Northern Ireland;\n“the Department of the Environment” means the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland;\n“the Department of Finance and Personnel” means the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland;\nthe Employment Rights Order” means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;\n“the Great Britain Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;\n“the Great Britain Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;\n“the National Insurance Fund” means the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund;\n“the Old Cases Act” means the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975;\n“the Pensions Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;\n“the Pensions Order” means the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975;\n“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 170 in definition of \"the Department\" inserted (8.12.2002) by The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2836 (N.I. 2)), arts. 1(2), 17(1), Sch. 2 para. 1(2); S.R. 2002/356, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 170 substituted (5.4.2015) by Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), s. 23(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(18)(a); S.R. 2015/86, art. 4(2)(b) (with art. 7(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 170 substituted (23.3.2022) by Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 5), ss. 4, 5(5)(6), Sch. para. 7; S.R. 2022/136, arts. 2, 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 170 inserted (5.4.2015) by Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), s. 23(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(18)(b); S.R. 2015/86, art. 4(2)(b) (with art. 7(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 170: by 1993 c. 49, s. 184, Sch. 7 para. 35 (commenced on 7.2.1994 by S.R. 1994/17, art. 2) it is provided that the definition of \"the Pensions Act\" [as reproduced here] shall be inserted before the definition of \"the Pensions Order\" in s. 174 of this Act. By S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), arts. 165, 168, Sch. 4, para. 15, Sch. 5, Pt.IV (commenced on 19.12.1995 by S.R. 1995/477, art. 2(a), Sch. Pt. I), Sch. 7 para. 35 of the 1993 Act is repealed and by art. 165, Sch. 4, para. 2 of that 1995 S.I. (also commenced on 19.12.1995 by S.R. 1995/477, art. 2(a), Sch. Pt. I) the same definition of \"the Pensions Act\" is inserted in s. 170 of this Act"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1975 c.15."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1992 c. 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1992 c. 9."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "1992 c. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "1975 c. 17."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M8",
      "text": "S.I. 1975/1503 (N.I. 15)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M9",
      "text": "1954 c. 33 (N.I.)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/7/section/170",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:23.179265+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}