Statute Law (Restatement) Act, 2002
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“restatement” shall be construed in accordance with section 2 (1 and cognate words shall be construed accordingly; | ||
“statute” includes (in addition to Acts of the Oireachtas) Acts of the Oireachtas of Saorstát Éireann, Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland passed in the period 1801 to 1922, Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in the period 1707 to 1800, Acts of the Parliament of England passed in the period 1226 to 1707 and Acts passed by any Parliament sitting in Ireland before the Union with Great Britain in 1801; | ||
“statutory instrument” means an instrument made, issued or granted under a power or authority conferred by statute. | ||
(2) In this Act, a reference to a section is to a section of this Act and a reference to a subsection is to the subsection of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other enactment or provision, as may be appropriate, is intended. |