The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976 No. 225

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1976 and shall come into operation forthwith.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the Social Security Act 1975;

“the other country” means the party with whom the United Kingdom has made the relevant agreement set out in a Schedule to the Orders in Council mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Order;

“year” means the period of twelve months beginning with 6th April in any year;

and other expressions have the same meanings as in the Act.

(3) Any reference in this Order to any provision made by, or contained in, any enactment or instrument shall, except insofar as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that provision as amended or extended by any enactment or instrument, and as including a reference to any provision which it re-enacts or replaces, or which may re-enact or replace it, with or without modification.

(4) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the purposes of this Order and the revocation effected by it as they would apply if this Order and the Order which it revokes were Acts of Parliament and the revocation were a repeal.