# Housing (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 1946, Section 16: Interpretation.


In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say:—
“Act of 1945 ” and “Act of 1946 ” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by sub-section (1) of section one of this Act;
“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;
Definition rep. by 1954 c.13 (NI)
“Housing Acts” means the Housing Acts (Northern Ireland), 1890 to 1946, including, unless the context otherwise requires, this Act;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Ministry;
“statutory period” means … definition in 1954 c.33 (NI) s.41(2) substituted by 1979 NI 12 art.10
“superficial area” in relation to any new house, has the same meaning as in the Act of 1946; and
“the Ministry ” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of section one of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1946/20/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-no-2-act-northern-ireland-1946/section-16
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