# Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979

1979/396 · made 30 March 1979 · revised to 1 January 2006

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-northern-ireland-order-1979/pdf/nisi_19790396_en.pdf

## Introductory text

[30th March 1979]

## Introductory

Art. 3 rep. by 1992 c. 9
Art. 4 rep. by 1991 NI 17
Arts. 5, 6 rep. by 1992 c. 9
Arts. 7‐9 rep. by 1986 NI 18
Art. 10 amends art. 69 of, and inserts art. 69A in, 1975 NI 15
Arts. 11‐13 rep. by 1992 c. 9
Art. 14 rep. by 1993 c. 49
Art. 15 rep. by 1992 c. 9
Article 16—Amendments and repeals

## 1 Title, citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Acts 1975 to 1977 and this Order may be cited together as the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Acts 1975 to 1979.
Para. (2)—Commencement
Para. (3) rep. by 1992 c. 9
Para. (4)—Commencement
Para. (5) rep. by 1992 c. 9

## 2 Interpretation

(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
Definition rep. by 1992 c. 9
“the Pensions Order” means the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 1975 NI 15;
Definition rep. by 1992 c. 9

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Schedule 1 rep. by 1992 c. 9

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Schedule 2 rep. by 1983 NI 17

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Schedule 3—Amendments and repeals

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