SECOND SCHEDULEADAPTATIONS, MODIFICATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS TO BE MADE IN THE APPLICATION OF THE ACT TO THE TERRITORY

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For sub-section (1) of section 17 there shall be substituted the following sub-section:—

1

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say:—

  • “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the Territory and any reference to the Attorney General shall be construed as including a reference to any person who is for the time being performing the functions of the Office of Attorney General.

  • “court of the Territory” means a court exercising jurisdiction in the Territory under the law of the Territory otherwise than by virtue of section 2 of this Act;

  • “forces”, in relation to a country, means any of the naval, military or air forces of that country;

  • “Governor”, means the person for the time being administering the government of the Territory;

  • “law of the Territory” means law in force in the Territory or in any part thereof;

  • “legislature of the Territory” includes any authority having power to make laws for the Territory;

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In sub-section (5) of section 17 the words ‘and in this subsection the expression “enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland’ shall be omitted.