PART 8

General and final provisions

Interpretation
51
In this Act—
- “affirmative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 50(6);
- “the CMO Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products;
- “DAERA” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland;
- “EU regulation”, “EU decision” and “EU tertiary legislation” have the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (see section 20 of that Act);
- “modify” includes amend, revoke and repeal (and related expressions are to be construed accordingly);
- “negative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 50(7);
- “primary legislation” means—
  1. an Act of Parliament;
  2. an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
  3. a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;
  4. Northern Ireland legislation;
- “private dwelling” means so much of any land as consists of—
  1. a building or other structure used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling, or
  2. a garden, yard, private garage or outhouse enjoyed with such a building or structure;
- “subordinate legislation” means an instrument made under primary legislation or under assimilated direct legislation.
Words in s. 51 substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 93(2)(l)