Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Housing Costs Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation –
(a)except for the purposes of regulation 5(a), on 28th November 2004, and
(b)for the purposes of regulation 5(a), on 28th November 2005.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.