The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 1998

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1);

“the Pension Schemes Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993(2);

“the Computation of Earnings Regulations” means the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(3);

“the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(4);

“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(5);

“the Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons Regulations” means the Income-Related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Personal Allowances for Children and Young Persons) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(6).

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(7) shall apply to this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly.

(1)

1992 c. 7

(2)

1993 c. 49

(3)

S.R. 1996 No. 520

(4)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending provisions are S.R. 1988 Nos. 146, 274, 318 and 431, S.R. 1989 Nos. 139 and 249, S.R. 1990 Nos. 131, 213 and 346, S.R. 1993 Nos. 149 and 373, S.R. 1994 No. 77, S.R. 1995 Nos. 301 and 434, S.R. 1996 Nos. 199, 288, 449 and 476 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 3, 113, 354 and 476

(5)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1996 Nos. 288, 356, 358 and 476 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 3, 113, 130 and 354

(6)

S.R. 1996 No. 476, amended by S.R. 1997 No. 152

(7)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)