In this Act—

• “amend” includes repeal and apply (with or without modifications);

• “the appropriate Minister” means the Minister of the Crown having charge of the appropriate authorised government department (within the meaning of the M1Crown Proceedings Act 1947);

• “the Commission” means the European Commission of Human Rights;

• “the Convention” means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4th November 1950 as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom;

• “declaration of incompatibility” means a declaration under section 4;

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the M2Crown Act 1975;

• “Northern Ireland Minister” includes the First Minister and the deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland;

• “primary legislation” means any—

  1. a

     public general Act;

  2. b

     local and personal Act;

  3. c

     private Act;

  4. d

     Measure of the Church Assembly;

  5. e

     Measure of the General Synod of the Church of England;

  6. f

     Order in Council—

  7. i

     made in exercise of Her Majesty’s Royal Prerogative;

  8. ii

     made under section 38(1)(a) of the M3Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 or the corresponding provision of the Northern Ireland Act 1998; or

  9. iii

     amending an Act of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);

  and includes an order or other instrument made under primary legislation (otherwise than by the F1Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales, the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government, a member of the Scottish Executive, a Northern Ireland Minister or a Northern Ireland department) to the extent to which it operates to bring one or more provisions of that legislation into force or amends any primary legislation;

• “the First Protocol” means the protocol to the Convention agreed at Paris on 20th March 1952;

• F2. . .

• “the Eleventh Protocol” means the protocol to the Convention (restructuring the control machinery established by the Convention) agreed at Strasbourg on 11th May 1994;

• F3“the Thirteenth Protocol” means the protocol to the Convention (concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances) agreed at Vilnius on 3rd May 2002;

• “remedial order” means an order under section 10;

• “subordinate legislation” means any—

  1. a

     Order in Council other than one—

  2. i

     made in exercise of Her Majesty’s Royal Prerogative;

  3. ii

     made under section 38(1)(a) of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 or the corresponding provision of the Northern Ireland Act 1998; or

  4. iii

     amending an Act of a kind mentioned in the definition of primary legislation;

  5. b

     Act of the Scottish Parliament;

  6. ba

     F4Measure of the National Assembly for Wales;

  7. bb

     Act of the National Assembly for Wales;

  8. c

     Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;

  9. d

     Measure of the Assembly established under section 1 of the M4Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973;

  10. e

      Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly;

  11. f

      order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other instrument made under primary legislation (except to the extent to which it operates to bring one or more provisions of that legislation into force or amends any primary legislation);

  12. g

      order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other instrument made under legislation mentioned in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) or made under an Order in Council applying only to Northern Ireland;

  13. h

      order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other instrument made by a member of the Scottish Executive F5, Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales, the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government, a Northern Ireland Minister or a Northern Ireland department in exercise of prerogative or other executive functions of Her Majesty which are exercisable by such a person on behalf of Her Majesty;

• “transferred matters” has the same meaning as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998; and

• “tribunal” means any tribunal in which legal proceedings may be brought.

The references in paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 2(1) to Articles are to Articles of the Convention as they had effect immediately before the coming into force of the Eleventh Protocol.

The reference in paragraph (d) of section 2(1) to Article 46 includes a reference to Articles 32 and 54 of the Convention as they had effect immediately before the coming into force of the Eleventh Protocol.

The references in section 2(1) to a report or decision of the Commission or a decision of the Committee of Ministers include references to a report or decision made as provided by paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 of Article 5 of the Eleventh Protocol (transitional provisions).

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