1.—(1) In this Act “the Minister” means the Minister for the Environment.
(2) In the Schedule to this Act—
(a) a reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before the 1st day of October, 1925, and
(b) a reference to a line drawn along any road, lane or canal shall be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the centre of such road, lane or canal.