The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990

Interpretation

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 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—

  • “act” includes a deliberate omission;

  • “the Department” means the Department of Economic Development;

  • “enactment” includes an enactment contained in an Act of Parliament or in an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or a Measure or an Order in Council having the same effect as such an Act or a Measure; and “enacted” in relation to such an Order in Council means made;

  • “instrument” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(c) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1);

  • “the 1976 Order” means the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976(2);

  • “vocational training” includes advanced vocational training and retraining.

(3) Any reference in this Order to vocational training shall be construed as including a reference to vocational guidance.