Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and come into operation on 8th April 2020.
F1(1A)
In these regulations “coronavirus disease” means COVID-19 (the official designation of the disease which can be caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)).
(2)
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 M1 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 1(1A) inserted (12.5.2021) by The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/105), regs. 1(1), 4(2)
Marginal citations
- M1