In this Act the following Expressions and Words shall have the several Meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there is something in the Context repugnant to such Construction; the Expressions “Duke of Cornwall” and “Duke of Cornwall for the Time being” shall comprehend the Personage for the Time being entitled to the Revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall, and shall include Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, when there may be no Duke of Cornwall; the Expression “Mines and Minerals” shall comprehend all Mines and Minerals, and all Quarries, Veins, or Beds of Stone, and all Substrata of any other Nature whatsoever, and the Ground and Soil in, upon, and under which such Mines and Minerals, Quarries, Veins, or Beds of Stone, and other Substrata lie; and the Words “the County of Cornwall” shall mean the said County exclusive of any Lands added thereto or taken therefrom by the M1Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844.
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