Introductory
Interpretation2
1
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 [1954 c.33] shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
2
In this Order—
“civil service” means the civil service of Northern Ireland;
“district council” means a district council established under the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 [1972 c.9] ;
“government department” means a department of the Government of Northern Ireland;
“local authority F1” means—
- a
before the date of the first coming into office of members of district councils, the council of a county, a county or other borough, or an urban or rural district, a new town commission, the Belfast City and District Water Commissioners or the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee;
- b
on and after that date but before [F2 1st October 1973], any authority such as is mentioned in paragraph ( a) or a district council;
- c
on and after [F2 1st October 1973], a district council, a new town commission, or the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee;
- a
“the Ministry” means the Ministry of Finance;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 [1954 c.33] ;
“transferred provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( g) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
3
References in this Order to a transferred provision include a transferred provision contained in or made under a local or personal Act or an Act confirming a provisional order, and any reference in this Order to any transferred provision includes a reference to that transferred provision as extended or applied by or under any other transferred provision, including such a provision contained in this Order.