# The Water (Fluoridation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (REPEALED), Article 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 c. 33 (N.I.) 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—
“application” means an application under Article 3(1);
“Board” means a Health and Social Services Board;
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“emergency” means an existing or threatened serious deficiency in the supply of water (whether in quantity or quality) caused by an exceptional lack of rain or by any accident or unforeseen circumstances.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/2052/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-fluoridation-northern-ireland-order-1987-repealed/article-2
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