Part IV

Supplementary
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Statutory Instruments Act 1946 not to apply to Orders in Council.
15
The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 shall not apply to an Order in Council under this Act.

Interpretation.
16
1
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—
- “
the 2016 Act
” means the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016;
- “the Act of 1858” means the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858;
- “the Act of 1868” means the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868;
- “the Act of 1889” means the Universities (Scotland) Act 1889;
- “the Act of 1932” means the Universities (Scotland) Act 1932;
- “the Act of 1953” means the University of St. Andrews Act 1953;
- “the appointed day” means the day appointed by Her Majesty by Order in Council as mentioned in section 13 of this Act;
- “the older Universities” means the Universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh;
- “functions” includes powers and duties;
and other expressions shall have the like meaning as in the Universities (Scotland) Acts 1858 to 1932.
2
Except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by, or by virtue of, any subsequent enactment including this Act.

Citation and commencement.
17
1
This Act may be cited as the Universities (Scotland) Act 1966, and the Universities (Scotland) Acts 1858 to 1932 and this Act may be cited together as the Universities (Scotland) Acts 1858 to 1966.
2
The following provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the appointed day, that is to say—
a
section 2 so far as relating to the University of St. Andrews.
b
section 14(a) and Part I of Schedule 7 so far as those provisions repeal part of section 5(2) of the Act of 1889 in relation to the University of St. Andrews,
c
section 14(b) and Part II of Schedule 7,
d
Part I of Schedule 1,
e
Schedule 5,
f
Schedule 6.
S. 14 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
1946 c. 36.
1858 c. 83.
1868 c. 48.
1889 c. 55.
1932 c. 26.
1953 c. 40.
Words in s. 16(1) inserted (S.) (30.12.2016) by Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 15), s. 26(2), sch. para. 3(5); S.S.I. 2016/382, reg. 2(1)