Paragraph 13 F1

In this Schedule the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

• "Act of Parliament" includes an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, and the reference to the Companies Act (Northern Ireland), 1932 F2, includes a reference to any corresponding enactment of the Parliament of the United Kingdom;

• "government department" includes a department of the Government of the United Kingdom;

• "international court" means the International Court of Justice and any other judicial or arbitral tribunal deciding matters in dispute between States;

• "legislature", in relation to any territory comprised in Her Majesty's dominions which is subject to a central and a local legislature, means either of those legislatures;

• F3"local authority" means—

  1. (a)

     any authority or body to which sections 23 to 27 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 1972 c.9 (N.I.) apply ;

  2. (b)

     any principal council, within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972, any body falling within any paragraph of section 100J(l) of that Act and any local authority, within the meaning of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 ;

  3. (c)

     any authority or body to which the Public Bodies 1960 c.67 (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 applies ;

  and any reference to a committee of a local authority shall be construed in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) below.

• "part of Her Majesty's dominions" means the whole of any territory within those dominions which is subject to a separate legislature.

Any reference in this Schedule to a committee of a local authority includes a referenc—