{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-no-2-act-northern-ireland-1946/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-no-2-act-northern-ireland-1946/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "apni/1946/20",
  "legislation_title": "Housing (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 1946",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-no-2-act-northern-ireland-1946",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say:—\n“Act of 1945 ” and “Act of 1946 ” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by sub-section (1) of section one of this Act;\n“breach or contravention” includes an attempted breach or contravention; and “contravention” in relation to any provision or condition, includes a failure to comply with that provision or condition as the case may be;\nDefinition rep. by 1954 c.13 (NI)\n“Housing Acts” means the Housing Acts (Northern Ireland), 1890 to 1946, including, unless the context otherwise requires, this Act;\n“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Ministry;\n“statutory period” means … definition in 1954 c.33 (NI) s.41(2) substituted by 1979 NI 12 art.10\n“superficial area” in relation to any new house, has the same meaning as in the Act of 1946; and\n“the Ministry ” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of section one of this Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1981 NI 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1946 (c.4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "SRO (NI) 1964/205; 1973/504; 1976 NI 6"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1946/20/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:34:07.409506+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}