Part 7

Supplementary and final provisions

Other general interpretation provisions

Calculation of numbers of persons
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1
The appropriate national authority may prescribe rules with respect to the calculation of numbers of persons for the purposes of—
a
any provision made by or under this Act which is specified in the rules, or
b
any order or licence made or granted under this Act of any description which is so specified.
2
The rules may provide—
a
for persons under a particular age to be disregarded for the purposes of any such calculation;
b
for persons under a particular age to be treated as constituting a fraction of a person for the purposes of any such calculation.
3
The rules may be prescribed by order or regulations.