Interpretation2

1

In this Order—

  • “instrument” includes any judgment, decree, order, award, deed, contract, regulation, byelaw, certificate or other document,

  • “the transfer date” means the date on which this Order comes into operation,

  • “the transferor” and “the transferee”, in relation to any functions transferred by this Order, mean respectively the department from which and the department to which the functions are transferred.

2

Any reference in this Order to a statutory provision under or for the purposes of which a function is transferred by the Order (a “transferring provision”) includes a reference to a statutory provision passed or made before the transfer date which—

a

amends or extends the transferring provision, or

b

confers functions on the transferor for the purposes of the transferring provision.