(1)In this Act—
“enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or of the Northern Ireland Assembly and an Order made under, or having the same effect as, such an enactment;
“the new Act” means the M1Social Security Act 1975 or, as this Act applies to Northern Ireland, the M2Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975; and
“the Old Cases Act” means the M3Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 or, as this Act applies to Northern Ireland, the M4Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975;
and (except where otherwise stated) expressions defined in the new Act have the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.
(2)In Schedule 3 to this Act, “the appointed day”—
(a)for the purposes of any provision of that Schedule which replaces one from Schedule 26 to the 1973 Act, has the same meaning as it there had by virtue of section 101(2)(b) of that Act;
(b)in relation to any provision of the consolidations entering into force on any later day than 6th April 1975, means that later day; and
(c)otherwise means 6th April 1975; and
“the 1975 amending Act” means the M5Social Security Benefits Act 1975.
(3)References in this Act to any enactment, except so far as the context otherwise requires, are to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment including an enactment contained in any of the consolidations or in this Act.