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Defence Reform Act 2014
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7U.K.In this Schedule—
“designated”, in relation to a transfer scheme, means specified in or determined in accordance with the scheme;
“primary legislation” means—
(a)an Act of Parliament,
(b)an Act of the Scottish Parliament,
(c)an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales, or
(d)Northern Ireland legislation;
“subordinate legislation” means—
(a)subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 (see section 21(1) of that Act), or
(b)an instrument made under primary legislation of the kind mentioned in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of the definition of primary legislation above;
“the transfer date” means a date specified by a transfer scheme as the date on which the scheme is to have effect;
“transferee”, in relation to a transfer scheme, means a person who is a transferee in respect of property, rights or liabilities for whose transfer the scheme provides;
“transferor”, in relation to a transfer scheme, means the person for the transfer of whose property, rights or liabilities the scheme provides.
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