Malicious Injuries (Amendment) Act, 1986

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Acts” means the Malicious Injuries Acts, 1981 and 1986;

“the Principal Act” means the Malicious Injuries Act, 1981 ;

“unlawful organisation” has the meaning assigned to it by section 18 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 .

(2) (a) A reference in the Acts to a section is a reference to a section of the Act in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended.

(b) A reference in the Acts to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.