# The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) The 1954 c. 33 (N.I.) Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 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—
“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;
“the 1982 Order” means the 1982 NI 16 Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1982;
“the Pensions Order” means the 1975 NI 15 Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975;
“the principal Act” means the 1975 c. 15 Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the 1954 c. 33 (N.I.) Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1985/1209/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-northern-ireland-order-1985/article-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.