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Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Section 170 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 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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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 [, 12ZB and 12ZC] 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 Employment Rights Order” means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;]
“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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