InterpretationE+W+S
172 Application of Act in relation to territorial waters.E+W+S
In this Act—
(a)any reference to Great Britain includes a reference to the territorial waters of the United Kingdom adjacent to Great Britain;
(b)any reference to the United Kingdom includes a reference to the territorial waters of the United Kingdom.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 172 applied (2.7.2002 for specified purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), ss. 17(3)(a), 22(3); S.I. 2003/1766, art. 2(a)
173 Age.E+W+S
For the purposes of this Act a person—
(a)is over or under a particular age if he has or, as the case may be, has not attained that age; and
(b)is between two particular ages if he has attained the first but not the second;
and in Scotland (as in England and Wales) the time at which a person attains a particular age expressed in years is the commencement of the relevant anniversary of the date of his birth.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 173 applied (2.7.2002 for specified purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), ss. 17(3)(b), 22(3); S.I. 2003/1766, art. 2(a)
174 References to Acts.E+W+S
In this Act—
“the 1975 Act” means the M1Social Security Act 1975;
“the 1986 Act” means the M2Social Security Act 1986;
“the Administration Act” means the M3Social Security Administration Act 1992;
“the Consequential Provisions Act” means the M4Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992;
“the Northern Ireland Contributions and Benefits Act” M5means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the Old Cases Act” means the M6Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975; and
“the Pensions Act” means the [F1Pension Schemes Act 1993].