# Protection from Stalking Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Section 21: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

In this Act—
“the Department” means the Department of Justice;
“interim stalking protection order” has the meaning given in section 11(1);
“stalking protection order” has the meaning given in section 7(1);
“UK national” means an individual who is—
(a) a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen,
(b) a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject, or
(c) a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/17/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-from-stalking-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-21
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