# The Lands Tribunal (War Damage Appeals Jurisdiction) Order 1950, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say:—
(a) “The principal Act” means the War Damage Act, 1943;
(b) “The Act of 1945” means the War Damage (Valuation Appeals) Act, 1945;
(c) “The Lands Tribunal Act” means the Lands Tribunal Act, 1949;
(d) “The 1949 Rules” means the Lands Tribunal Rules, 1949 ;
(e) “An appeal” means an appeal from a determination of the Commission under subsection (2) of section thirty-two of the principal Act;
(f) “Appellant” means any person interested at whose instance an appeal is instituted;
(g) “A reference” means a reference under subsection (4) or subsection (5) of section thirty-two of the principal Act;
(h) “Person interested”, in relation to an appeal, means any person at whose instance an appeal in respect of a particular hereditament will lie under subsection (2) of section thirty-two of the principal Act, and, in relation to a reference, means any person for whose agreement subsection (4) or subsection (5) of section thirty-two of the principal Act provides ;
(i) “The Commission” means the War Damage Commission;
(j) “The tribunal” means the member or members of the Lands Tribunal selected to deal with the case under the provisions of subsection (2) of section three of the Lands Tribunal Act and this Order;
(k) “The President” means the President of the Lands Tribunal or the member appointed under the provisions of the Lands Tribunal Act to act for the time being as deputy for the President;
(l) “The registrar” and “the office” mean respectively the registrar and the office for the time being of the Lands Tribunal.
(2) A form referred to by letter means the form so lettered in the First Schedule to this Order.
(3) The Interpretation Act, 1889 shall apply for the purposes of the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the purposes of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1950/513/article/2 (the official version)
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