Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Japan) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on the date on which the Parties exchange diplomatic notes informing each other that their respective constitutional requirements have been complied with.

In this Order “the Agreement” means the Agreement on Social Security^f1 between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan, which was signed on behalf of those Governments at Tokyo on 29th February 2000.