2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8);
“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7);
“the Department” means the Department for Employment and Learning;
“the Employment Rights Order” means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 16);
“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.