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1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Medicines (Radioactive Substances) Order 1978 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1979.
(2) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means
“radioactive substance” means
and other expressions have the same meanings as in the Act.
(3) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this order to any provision of any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended or extended by any enactment or instrument and as including a reference to any provision which may re-enact or replace it.
(4) The rules for the construction of Acts of Parliament contained in the Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the purposes of the interpretation of this order as they apply for the purposes of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
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