# Patents Act 1977, Section 131: Northern Ireland.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In the application of this Act to Northern Ireland—
(a) “enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
(b) any reference to a government department includes a reference to a Department of the Government of Northern Ireland;
(c) any reference to the Crown includes a reference to the Crown in right of Her Majesty’s Government in Northern Ireland;
(d) any reference to the Companies Act 1985 includes a reference to the corresponding enactments in force in Northern Ireland; and
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f) any reference to a claimant includes a reference to a plaintiff.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/37/section/131 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977/section-131
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