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In this Act—
“the 1975 Act” means the M1Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975;
“the 1986 Order” means the M2Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;
“the Administration Act” means the M3Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the Consequential Provisions Act” means the M4Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the Department” means [F1(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 M5Social Security Administration Act 1992;
“the Great Britain Contributions and Benefits Act” means the M6Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
“the National Insurance Fund” means the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund;
“the Old Cases Act” means the M7Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Northern Ireland Old Cases) Act 1975;
[F2“the Pensions Act” means the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;]
“the Pensions Order” means the M8Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned by section 1(f) of the M9Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
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F1Words in s. 170 in definition of "the Department" inserted (8.12.2002) by The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2836 (N.I. 2)), arts. 1(2), 17(1), Sch. 2 para. 1(2); S.R. 2002/356, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II
F2S. 170: by 1993 c. 49, s. 184, Sch. 7 para. 35 (commenced on 7.2.1994 by S.R. 1994/17, art. 2) it is provided that the definition of "the Pensions Act" [as reproduced here] shall be inserted before the definition of "the Pensions Order" in s. 174 of this Act. By S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22), arts. 165, 168, Sch. 4, para. 15, Sch. 5, Pt.IV (commenced on 19.12.1995 by S.R. 1995/477, art. 2(a), Sch. Pt. I), Sch. 7 para. 35 of the 1993 Act is repealed and by art. 165, Sch. 4, para. 2 of that 1995 S.I. (also commenced on 19.12.1995 by S.R. 1995/477, art. 2(a), Sch. Pt. I) the same definition of "the Pensions Act" is inserted in s. 170 of this Act
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