Part IV U.K. General and supplementary

Chapter II U.K. Supplementary

78 General interpretation. U.K.

(1) In this Act—

• “community order” has the meaning given by section 33 of the M1 Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000,

• “enactment” includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation,

• “functions” includes powers and duties,

• “local probation board” has the meaning given by section 4,

• “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the M2 Interpretation Act 1978.

(2) In this Act, “enactment” means an enactment whenever passed or made; but in this Part it means—

(a) an Act passed before, or in the same Session as, this Act, and

(b) subordinate legislation made before the passing of this Act.

Marginal Citations

M1 2000 c. 6.

M2 1978 c. 30.