Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1)

8 Interpretation etc

(1) In this Act—

• “the 1998 Act” means the [1998 c. 47.] Northern Ireland Act 1998;

• “enactment” includes—

  (a)

  a provision of an Act (including this Act);

  (b)

  a provision of, or of any instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation; and

  (c)

  a provision of subordinate legislation;

• “implementation body” has the same meaning as in section 55 of the 1998 Act;

• “restoration order” has the meaning given in section 2(2); and

• “statutory committee” means a committee established by standing orders made as a result of section 29 of the 1998 Act.

(2) Expressions which are used in this Act and in the 1998 Act have the same meaning as in that Act.

(3) In calculating the period of 40 days mentioned in section 7(6)(b) and in paragraph 2(2)(b) of Schedule 1, no account is to be taken of any time during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses are adjourned for more than four days.