Interpretation
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of Parliament.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—
“the 1964 Act” means the Trade Union (Amalgamations, etc.) Act 1964;
“the 1974 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974;
“the Registrar” has the meaning assigned to it by section 9(1) of the 1964 Act;
“duly authenticated” means bearing the signature of the Registrar and the date of the signature;
“organisation” means any trade union as defined in section 28(1) of the 1974 Act, or any employers' association as defined in section 28(2) of the 1974 Act which is not a corporate body;
“Northern Ireland union” has the meaning assigned to it by section 10(5) of the 1964 Act.