1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Social Security and Child Benefit (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1977 and shall come into operation on 4th April 1977.
(2) Any reference in this Order to any provision made by, or contained in, any enactment or instrument shall, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that provision as amended or extended by any enactment or instrument, and as including a reference to any provision which it re-enacts or replaces, or which may re-enact or replace it, with or without modification.
(3) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the purposes of the interpretation of this Order as they apply for the purposes of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.