1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 and shall come into operation on 6th April 1995.
(2) In this order—
“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1);
“the Contribution and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributios and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the General Regulations” means the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982(2);
“adjudicating officer” means an officer appointed in accordance with section 36(1) of the Administration Act;
“Commissioner” means the Chief or any other Social Security Commissioner appointed in accordance with section 50(1) of the Administration Act and includes a Tribunal of 2 or 3 such Commissioners constituted in accordance with section 55 of that Act;
“income tax month” means the period beginning on the 6th day of any calendar month and ending on the 5th day of the following calendar month;
“social security appeal tribunal” means a tribunal constituted under section 39 of the Administration Act.
(3) A reference in this order to a payment of statutory sick pay shall not iclude any such payment made in respect of a day of incapacity for work before the coming into operation of this order.
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3) shall apply to this order as it applies to a Measure of the Assembly.
S.R. 1982 No. 263; relavant amending regulations are S.R. 1984 No. 91.