Article 2 Interpretation

“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;

F1“health care professional” means—

1. (a)

   a registered medical practitioner;

2. (b)

   a registered nurse;

3. (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

4. (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.