Article 2 Interpretation

The Interpretation Act 1889 applies to the interpretation of this order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

In this order—

• “the Act” means the London Government Act 1963;

• “the specified matters” means—

  • the establishment of the London boroughs as rating areas and of the councils of the boroughs as the rating authorities therefor;

  • the abolition of the metropolitan boroughs and the county boroughs and county districts the area of which falls wholly within Greater London;

  • the alteration of the area of the urban district of Chigwell made by the Act;

  • the transfer of the urban district of Potters Bar to Hertfordshire and of the urban districts of Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames to Surrey;

  • the adjustment of the metropolitan police district made by the Act; and

  • the amendment of the Rate-product Rules 1959^f1 made by article 13.

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to a enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment or by this order.

Any reference in this order to a numbered article shall, unless the reference is to an article of a specified order, be construed as a reference the article bearing that number in this order.

Any reference in any article of this order to a numbered paragraph shall, unless the reference is to a paragraph of a specified article, be construed as a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the first-mentioned article.