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16 Interpretation.U.K.
(1)In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—
“decision”, “procedural rules” and “working”, in relation to a tribunal, shall be construed subject to section 14,
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[“enactment” includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament,]
“Minister” includes [the [Welsh Ministers] and] any Board presided over by a Minister,
[“Northern Ireland devolved provision” means provision which could be made by an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly without the consent of the Secretary of State (see sections 6 to 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998),]
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“statutory inquiry” means—
(a)
an inquiry or hearing held or to be held in pursuance of a duty imposed by any statutory provision, or
(b)
an inquiry or hearing, or an inquiry or hearing of a class, designated for the purposes of this section by an order under subsection (2), and
“statutory provision” means a provision contained in, or having effect under, any enactment,
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(2)The Lord Chancellor . . . may by order designate for the purposes of this section any inquiry or hearing held or to be held in pursuance of a power conferred by any statutory provision specified or described in the order, or any class of such inquiries or hearings.
[(2A)In relation to inquiries or hearings held or to be held in Northern Ireland, the power to make an order under subsection (2) is exercisable by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (and not by any Minister of the Crown) so far as the power may be used to make Northern Ireland devolved provision; and subsection (2) is to be read accordingly.]
(3)References in this Act to members of tribunals include references to the person constituting a tribunal consisting of one person.
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