Article 2 Interpretation

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F1 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

In this Order—

“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;

“the 1986 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986F2;

“the Pensions Order” means the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975F3;

“the principal Act” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975F4;

“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F5.