# The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation –
(a) for the purposes of this Part and Parts II, III and VI on 7th April 2003;
(b) for all other purposes on 6th October 2003.
(3) In these Regulations –
“the Act” means the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002;
“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the 1998 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;
“the appointed day” means the day appointed under section 13(3) of the Act;
“the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;
“the Decisions and Appeals Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999;
“the State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/191/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-consequential-transitional-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-1
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