The Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982

InterpretationN.I.

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F1 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

Definition rep. by 2003 NI 13

“the Act of 1885” means the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885F2;

“the Order of 1981” means the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981F3;

“homosexual act”, in relation to a man, means buggery with another manF4...;

“man” includes boy;

“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.