Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Bristol Port Health Authority Order 2010 and shall come into force on 6th April 2010.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England.
(3) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984;
“the City of Bristol” means the area of the District Council of the City of Bristol as defined by the Local Government Act 1972(1) as existing at the date of the coming into force of this Order;
“the Council” means the Council of the City of Bristol;
“the District of North Somerset” means the area as existing at the date of the coming into force of this Order previously known as the District of Woodspring as defined by the Local Government Act 1972 and renamed to North West Somerset by article 4 of the Avon (Structural Change) Order(2) and further renamed to North Somerset in 1st April 1996 resolution; and
“the Port of Bristol” means the port of that name as established for the purposes of the enactments relating to customs and excise.