# Registration Service Act 1953, Section 21: Interpretation.

Extent: E+W

(1) In this Act, the following expressions have the following meanings respectively—
“ civil registration official” has the meaning given by section 19AA;
“local scheme” means the scheme or schemes made under section fourteen of this Act for the time being in force for the non-metropolitan county or metropolitan district in question;
“the Minister” means the Secretary of State;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under the last foregoing section;
“the Registration Acts” means this Act, the Marriage Act 1949 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953.
(2) In . . . this Act . . .
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) any reference to a metropolitan district or the council of a metropolitan district shall include a reference to the City of London or the Common Council thereof and to a London borough or the council thereof and any reference to a non-metropolitan county includes a reference to a county borough.
(3) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/37/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-service-act-1953/section-21
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