Interpretation
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services;
“the 1982 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1982(2);
“the 1986 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(3);
“the principal Act” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975(4);
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.