1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Ireland Disability Council Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 19th February 1996.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Council” means the Northern Ireland Disability Council established under section 50(1)(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and
“the Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Section 50(1) is modified by paragraph 33(1) of Schedule 8 to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995