# The Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
Definition rep. by 2003 NI 13
“the Act of 1885” means the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885;
“the Order of 1981” means the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
“homosexual act”, in relation to a man, means buggery with another man...;
“man” includes boy;
“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1982/1536/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/homosexual-offences-northern-ireland-order-1982/article-2
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