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(1)In this Act—
“the Board” means the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board;
“child” means a person aged under 18, subject to section 6(8);
“the Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse;
“the Executive Office” means the Executive Office in Northern Ireland;
“information” includes information recorded in any form;
“institution” has the meaning given in section 2(3) and (4);
“interests” includes rights;
“victims and survivors” has the meaning given in section 22(2).
(2)A reference in this Act to having suffered abuse is to be construed in accordance with section 2(2) and (7).
(3)A reference in this Act to being resident in an institution is to be construed in accordance with section 2(5) and (6).
This Act extends to Northern Ireland only.
(1)This Part comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(2)Parts 1 and 2 come into force on such day as the Executive Office may by order appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(3)The power to make an order under this section is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.
This Act may be cited as the Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019.
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