(1)In this Act, the following expressions have the following meanings respectively—
" local scheme " means the scheme or schemes made under section fourteen of this Act for the time being in force for the county or county borough in question;
" the Minister " means the Minister of Health;
" prescribed " means prescribed by regulations made under the last foregoing section;
" the Registration Acts " means this Act, the Marriage Act, 1949, and the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1953.
(2)In the application of this Act to London—
(a)any reference to a county or the council of a county shall not include a reference to the County of London or the council thereof;
(b)any reference to a county borough or the council of a county borough shall include a reference to the City of London or the Common Council thereof and to a metropolitan borough or the council thereof.
(3)Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.