Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Isle of Man) Order 1977 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1978.

Any reference in this Order to any provision made by, or contained in, any enactment or instrument shall, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that provision as amended or extended by any enactment or instrument, and as including a reference to any provision which it re-enacts or replaces, or which may re-enact or replace it, with or without modification.

The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the purposes of the Interpretation of this Order and the revocation effected by it as they would apply if this Order and the Order which it revokes were Acts of Parliament and the revocation were a repeal.