General interpretationN.I.
37—(1) In this Act—
“the Child Support Order” means the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (NI 23);
“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33).
(2) Where—
(a)this Act amends or repeals a statutory provision contained in the Child Support Order which has been amended by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4), and
(b)the amendment by the 2000 Act has been brought into operation for limited purposes only,
the reference to the statutory provision shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as a reference to the statutory provision as it has effect apart from the 2000 Act, as well as to the statutory provision as amended by that Act.