Section 31 Interpretation. England and Wales In this Act—“the 1953 Act” means the M1Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953;“the 1971 Act” means the M2Guardianship of Minors Act 1971;“the 1973 Act” means the M3Guardianship Act 1973. Annotations Marginal citations M1 1953 c. 20. M2 1971 c. 3. M3 1973 c. 29. ← Section 30 Section 31 Section 32 →