Section 17 Interpretation
United Kingdom
(1)
In this Act—
“assistance” has the meaning given in section 5;
“country” includes any territory or region;
“development assistance” has the meaning given in section 1.
F1“the Minister” has the meaning given in section 1.
(2)
For the purposes of this Act references to the population of a country include references to any future population of the country and to any part of the population (present or future).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 17(1) inserted (10.1.2018) by The Transfer of Functions (International Development) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1283), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 10 (with art. 3)