39 Interpretation
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Interpretation

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(1)     In this Act—

“devolved authority†means—

(a)     the Scottish Ministers,

(b)     the Welsh Ministers, or

(c)     a Northern Ireland department;

“EEA EFTA separation agreement†means (as modified from time to time in accordance with any provision of it) the Agreement on arrangements between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the EEA Agreement and other agreements applicable between the United Kingdom and the EEA EFTA States by virtue of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union;

“enactment†means an enactment whenever passed or made and includes—

(a)     an enactment contained in any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other instrument made under an Act of Parliament,

(b)     an enactment contained in any Order in Council made in exercise of Her Majesty's Prerogative,

(c)     an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

(d)     an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales,

(e)     an enactment

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