1. This Order may be cited as the Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1982.
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F1 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—
Definitions rep. by 2002 c. 1 (NI)
[F2“the Department” means the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment;]
“industry” includes any description of commercial activity, and references to an industry include references to any section of an industry;
[F2“INI” means Invest Northern Ireland;]
“scientific research” means any activity in the fields of natural or applied science for the extension of knowledge;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1 (f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
Paras.(3) and (4) rep. by 2002 c. 1 (NI)