Citation, commencement and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Carer’s Allowance) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation –

(a)

except for the purposes of Article 2, on 28th October 2002; and

(b)

for the purposes of Article 2 –

(i)

for the purposes of exercising powers to make subordinate legislation to come into operation on or after 1st April 2003 (being powers or subordinate legislation which apart from Article 2 would refer to invalid care allowance), on 21st October 2002; and

(ii)

for all other purposes, on 1st April 2003.

(2)

In this Order –

“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19925; and

“subordinate legislation” means orders, rules, regulations and other instruments made under any statutory provision.