1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) (No. 2) Regulations 1978.
(2) This regulation and regulation 2 below shall come into operation on 6th April 1978.
(3) The remainder of these regulations shall, for the purpose only of determining, before 6th April 1979, claims for, or questions arising as to, benefit for any period after 5th April 1979, come into operation on 6th December 1978.
(4) Except as mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3) above, these regulations shall come into operation on 6th April 1979.
(5) In these regulations—
“the Act” means
“the Pensions Act” means
“the 1965 Act” means
“the 1975 regulations” means
“the 1978 regulations” means
and other expressions have the same meanings as in the Act.
(6) Any reference in these regulations to any provision made by or contained in any enactment or instrument shall, except in so far 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.
(7) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply in relation to this instrument and in relation to the revocations effected by it as if this instrument and the regulations revoked by it were Acts of Parliament and as if the revocations were repeals.
S.I. 1976/409.