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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Cross Heading: Interpretation is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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InterpretationN.I.
168 Application of Act in relation to territorial waters.N.I.
In this Act—
(a)any reference to Northern Ireland includes a reference to the territorial waters of the United Kingdom adjacent to Northern Ireland;
(b)any reference to the United Kingdom includes a reference to the territorial waters of the United Kingdom.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
169 Age.N.I.
For the purposes of this Act a person—
(a)is over or under a particular age if he has or, as the case may be, has not attained that age; and
(b)is between two particular ages if he has attained the first but not the second.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
170 Interpretation.N.I.
In this Act—
“the 1975 Act” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975;
“the 1986 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;
“the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the Consequential Provisions Act” means the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the Department” means [(except in Parts XIIZA and XIIZB above)] the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland;
“the Department of Economic Development” means the Department of Economic Development in Northern Ireland;
“the Department of the Environment” means the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland;
“the Department of Finance and Personnel” means the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland;
“the Great Britain Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;
“the Great Britain Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
“the National Insurance Fund” means the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund;
“the Old Cases Act” means the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975;
[“the Pensions Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;]
“the Pensions Order” means the Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
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