Section 8 †Short title, interpretation, extent and commencement.X1

This Act may be cited as the Liability for War Damage (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1939.

In this Act the expressions “loss by war” and “damage by war” mean respectively loss (including destruction) and damage caused by, or in repelling, enemy action, or by measures taken to avoid the spreading of the consequences of damage caused by or in repelling enemy action, and the expressions “lost by war” and “damaged by war” shall be construed accordingly.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 the provisions of section five of this Act relating to duties of customs, shall extend to Northern Ireland, but save as aforesaid this Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.

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