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11Short title, commencement, and repeal, and interpretation
(1)This Act maybe cited as the Ministry of Health Act, 1919, and shall come into operation upon such day or days as may be appointed by Order in Council, and different days may be appointed for different purposes and provisions of this Act:
Provided that the latest day for the transfer of powers to the Minister under subsection (1) of section three of this Act shall not be later than one year after the passing of this Act:
Provided that the day appointed for the transfer of the powers of the Minister of Pensions shall not be earlier than one year or later than three years after the termination of the present war.
(2)The enactments mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that schedule.
(3)For the purposes of this Act, Monmouthshire shall be deemed to form part of Wales.
(4)The expression " Government department" includes the Insurance Commissioners, the Welsh Insurance Commissioners, and any other public department and any Minister of the Crown acting as the head of a Government department.
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