1.—(1) Any reference to an Act of Parliament (including the Registered Designs Act 1949) or to a provision of such an Act shall be construed, unless the contrary intention appears, as a reference to that Act or provision as it has effect in the Isle of Man.
(2) Notwithstanding section 47, any reference to the United Kingdom which occurs in the expression “His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom” does not include the Isle of Man.
(3) References to the Crown include the Crown in right of the Government of the Isle of Man.
(4) References to a Government department shall be construed as including references to a Department of the Government of the Isle of Man, and in relation to such a Department references to the Treasury shall be construed as references to the Treasury of the Isle of Man.