Interpretation2
1
In this Order—
“the Act of 1971” means the Pensions (Increase) Act (Northern Ireland) 19716;
“basic rate” and “derivative pension” have the meanings given by section 15(1)7 of the Act of 1971;
“existing Orders” means the Orders referred to in the Schedule;
“official pension” has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Act of 1971;
“the Order of 1975” means the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975;
“pension authority” has the meaning given by section 7(1) of the Act of 1971;
“qualifying condition” means one of the conditions laid down in section 3 of the Act of 19718;
“relevant injury pension”, “substituted pension” and “widow’s pension” have the meanings given by section 15(1) of the Act of 1971.
2
For the purposes of this Order the time when a pension “begins” is that stated in section 8(2) of the Act of 19719, and the “beginning date” shall be construed accordingly.
3
Where, for the purposes of this Order, it is necessary to calculate the number of complete months in any period an incomplete month shall be treated as a complete month if it consists of at least 16 days.