# The Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Regulations 1978, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) Regulations 1978 and shall come into operation on 5th April 1978.
(2) In these regulations “the 1965 Act” means the National Insurance Act 1965 and other expressions have the same meanings as in the 1965 Act.
(3) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply in relation to this instrument as they apply in relation to an Act of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/391/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-graduated-retirement-benefit-regulations-1978/regulation-1
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