Miscellaneous and supplementary
16 Interpretation.
(1)
In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—
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“the court” means the High Court, or the county court in a case where the county court has jurisdiction;
“land” includes mines and minerals, whether or not severed from the surface, buildings or parts of buildings (whether the division is horizontal, vertical or made in any other way) and other corporeal hereditaments;
“official search certificate” means a certificate issued pursuant to section 9(4) above;
“the originating authority”, as respects a local land charge, has the meaning provided by section 5(4) above;
“personal search” means a search pursuant to section 8 above;
“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under section 14 above;
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“statutory provision” means a provision of this Act or of any other Act or Measure, whenever passed, or a provision of any rules, regulations, order or similar instrument made (whether before or after the passing of this Act) under an Act, whenever passed.
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Any reference in this Act to an office copy of an entry includes a reference to the reproduction of an entry in a register kept F3 in electronic form.
(2)
Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to an enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.