# The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Article 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(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 Administration Act” means the 1992 c. 8. Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the Child Support Order” means the 1991 NI 23. Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the 1992 c. 7. Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;
“health care professional” means—
(a)a registered medical practitioner;
(b)a registered nurse;
(c)an occupational therapist or physiotherapist registered with a regulatory body established by an Order in Council under section 60 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8); or
(d)a member of such other profession regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) as the Department may prescribe;
“the Jobseekers Order” means the 1995 NI 15. Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
“prescribe” means prescribe by regulations;
“the Recovery of Benefits Order” means the 1997 NI 12. Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the 1954 c. 33 (N.I.). Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;
“the Vaccine Damage Payments Act” means the 1979 c. 17. Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/1506/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-2
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