SCHEDULE 1 Words and expressions defined
Interpretation Act 1978 (1978 c 30) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 1 Words and expressions defined

Section 5

Note: The years or dates which follow certain entries in this Schedule are relevant for the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 (application to existing enactments).

Definitions

[“Act†means an Act of Parliament.]

“Associated state†means a territory maintaining a status of association with the United Kingdom in accordance with the West Indies Act 1967. [16th February 1967]

“Bank of England†means, as the context requires, the Governor and Company of the Bank of England or the bank of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England.

“Bank of Ireland†means, as the context requires, the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland or the bank of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland.

“British Islands†means the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. [1889]

[“British overseas territory†has the same meaning as in the British Nationality Act 1981;]

“British possession†means any part of Her Majesty's dominions outside the United Kingdom; and where parts of such dominions are under both a central and a local legislature, all parts under the central legislature are deemed, for the

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