The London Government Order 1965 No. 654

Interpretation

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act 1889 applies to the interpretation of this order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

(2) In this order—

“the Act” means the London Government Act 1963;

“the City” means the City of London;

“the Common Council” means the Common Council of the City of London;

“inner London borough” means the London borough of Camden, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth or Westminster;

“the Minister” means the Minister of Housing and Local Government; and

“outer London borough” means a London borough which is not an inner London borough.

(3) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment or by this order.

(4) Any reference in this order to a numbered article or schedule shall, unless the reference is to an article or schedule of a specified order, be construed as a reference to the article or schedule bearing that number in this order.

(5) Any reference in any article of this order to a numbered paragraph shall, unless the reference is to a paragraph of a specified article, be construed as a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the first-mentioned article.