Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Act (Northern Ireland) 2013

Interpretation

24.—(1) In this Act—

“assessor” means an assessor appointed under section 4;

“chairperson” means chairperson of the inquiry;

“document” includes information recorded in any form;

“harm” includes death or injury;

“the inquiry” has the meaning given by section 1;

“interested party” means a person with a particularly significant interest in the proceedings or outcome of the inquiry;

“member” includes chairperson;

“notice” means notice in writing;

“OFMDFM” means the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister;

“restriction order” means an order under section 8.

(2) References in this Act to—

(a) the inquiry panel are to the members of the inquiry (including the chairperson);

(b) the course of the inquiry are to the period beginning with the commencement of this section and ending with the date on which the inquiry comes to an end.

(3) References in this Act to producing or providing a document, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, are to be read as references to producing or providing a copy of the information in a legible form.