These Regulations shall come into operation on the eighth day of July, 1954, and may be cited as the British Transport Commission (Male Wages Grades Pensions) Regulations, 1954.

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

• “the Act” means the Transport Act, 1947:

• “the Commission” means the British Transport Commission:

• “the Minister” means the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation.

The Interpretation Act, 1889, shall apply to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.