Part 2 U.K. Miscellaneous and general

General U.K.

17 Interpretation U.K.

(1) In this Act—

• “assistance” has the meaning given in section 5;

• “country” includes any territory or region;

• “development assistance” has the meaning given in section 1.

• [F1 “the Minister” has the meaning given in section 1.]

(2) For the purposes of this Act references to the population of a country include references to any future population of the country and to any part of the population (present or future).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 17(1) inserted (10.1.2018) by The Transfer of Functions (International Development) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1283), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 10 (with art. 3)