http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1954/33/section/2/2016-10-01Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954An Act to make provision with respect to the operation, interpretation and citation of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and of instruments made thereunder.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-22Expert Participation2016-10-01 <Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1954/33/part/chapter/2016-10-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1954/33/part/chapter" NumberOfProvisions="3" RestrictEndDate="2020-04-30" id="part-chapter" RestrictStartDate="2006-01-01" RestrictExtent="N.I."><Number/><Title>Application of this ActApplication of this Act.21Every provision of this Act shall extend and apply to every enactment, whether passed or made before or after the passing of this Act, unless a contrary intention appears in this Act or in the enactment.2In addition, any provision of this Act which refers to statutory provisions shall, unless the contrary intention appears in the statutory provisions, have, in relation to those provisions, such effect as is stated in that provision of this Act.3The provisions of this Act shall apply to this Act as they apply to an enactment passed after the commencement of this Act and references in this Act to an enactment passed after the commencement of this Act shall be construed as including references to this Act.SI 1999/663
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