# Family Law Act 1986, Section 54: Interpretation of Part II.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Part—
“annulment” includes any nullity of marriage order or decree or declarator of nullity of marriage, however expressed;
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“part of the United Kingdom” means England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland;
“proceedings” means judicial or other proceedings.
(2) In this Part “country” includes a colony or other dependent territory of the United Kingdom but for the purposes of this Part a person shall be treated as a national of such a territory only if it has a law of citizenship or nationality separate from that of the United Kingdom and he is a citizen or national of that territory under that law.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/55/section/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-act-1986/section-54
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