(1)Where it appears to the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland to be necessary or expedient to do so for the proper operation of any provision of this Act that Department may by regulations make provision as to the interpretation for the purposes of that provision of any of the following expressions appearing therein, that is to say “chronically sick”, “chronic illness”, “disabled” and “disability”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 18 extended by S.I. 1980/1085 (N.I. 11), art. 43A (as inserted by S.I. 1982/1535 (N.I. 18), art. 3)
C2S. 18 applied (with modifications) (17.2.1994) by S.I. 1993/3160 (N.I. 15), art. 127(5) (with Sch. 9 para. 1).
S. 18 applied (3.6.1996) by S.I. 1995/3210 (N.I. 19), art. 2(6); S.R. 1998/223, art. 2, Sch.