PART IINTRODUCTORY
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the Criminal Injuries Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.
2
This Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by order appointF1.
Interpretation2
1
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F2 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
2
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“award” means an award of compensation made in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme;
“the Board” means the Commissioners of Inland Revenue;
“compensation” means compensation payable under an award;
“criminal injury”, “loss of earnings” and “special expenses” have such meaning as may be specified;
“income-based jobseeker's allowance” and “joint-claim couple” have the same meaning as in the Jobseeker's (Northern Ireland) Order 1995F3;
“the Scheme” means the Northern Ireland Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme;
“specified” means specified by the Scheme; and
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
3
Any reference in this Order to the making of an award, or the payment of any sum, to a person includes a reference to the making of the award, or the payment of the sum, for the benefit of that person.