Social Security (Consequences of Emergency) (Northern Ireland) Order 1974

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(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 Health and Social Services;

• “emergency benefit” means benefit under regulation 3 of the Regulations;

• “the Regulations” means the Emergency (Payment of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1974; [SR 1974/89]

• “supplementary benefit” means benefit within the meaning of the Supplementary Benefits Acts (Northern Ireland) 1966 to 1973F1 ;

• “unemployment benefit” and “sickness benefit” mean, respectively, unemployment benefit and sickness benefit under the National Insurance Measures (Northern Ireland) 1966 to 1974F2 , including any sum payable by way of increase of or supplement to that benefit under those Measures.

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F1 1977 NI 27

F2 1975 c.15, c.18