# Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33 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 Department” means the Department of Finance;
“instrument” has the meaning given by section 1( c) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;
“regulations”, except in Article 4( a) and ( b), means regulations made under Article 7(1);
“rule-making authority” has the meaning given by Article 3;
“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;
“statutory rules” has the meaning given by Article 4.
(3) For the purposes of section 42(2) of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 1973 c.36 (validity of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland), provisions of this Order which re-enact provisions of an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland shall be deemed to be provisions of such an Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1979/1573/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-rules-northern-ireland-order-1979/article-2
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