Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These regulations may be cited as the Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1994.

In these regulations—

• “the Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

• “child benefit” means child benefit within the meaning of section 137 of the Act;

• “Personal Injuries Scheme”, “Pneumoconiosis and Byssinosis Benefit Scheme”, “Service Pensions Instrument” and “1914-1918 War Injuries Scheme” have the same meaning as assigned to them in regulation 2 of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979^f1.