The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(1) The [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

• “the Administration Act” means the [1992 c. 8.] Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

• “the Child Support Order” means the [1991 NI 23.] Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;

• “the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the [1992 c. 7.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

• “the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;

• [F1 “health care professional” means—

  (a)

  a registered medical practitioner;

  (b)

  a registered nurse;

  (c)

  an occupational therapist or physiotherapist registered with a regulatory body established by an Order in Council under section 60 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8); or

  (d)

  a member of such other profession regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) as the Department may prescribe;]

• “the Jobseekers Order” means the [1995 NI 15.] Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;

• “prescribe” means prescribe by regulations;

• “the Recovery of Benefits Order” means the [1997 NI 12.] Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;

• “statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;

• “the Vaccine Damage Payments Act” means the [1979 c. 17.] Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.

F1 Art. 2(2); definition of " health care professional" inserted (29.6.2007) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 55(2), 60(2)