In this Act—

• “appropriate authority” means—

  1. a

     a Minister of the Crown, or

  2. b

     a devolved authority;

• “devolved authority” means—

  1. a

     the Scottish Ministers,

  2. b

     the Welsh Ministers, or

  3. c

     a Northern Ireland department;

• “government procurement Chapters of the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand FTAs” has the meaning given by section 1(4);

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;

• “modify” includes amend or rectify (and related expressions are to be read accordingly);

• “subordinate legislation” means any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other instrument made under—

  1. a

     an Act of Parliament,

  2. b

     an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

  3. c

     a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru, or

  4. d

     Northern Ireland legislation.