Section 58 Interpretation: generalI1

In this Act—

• “affirmative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 57(1);

• “legislation” means primary legislation, subordinate legislation and F1assimilated direct legislation;

• “made affirmative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 57(2);

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (see section 8(1) of that Act);

• “negative resolution procedure” is to be construed in accordance with section 57(6);

• “Northern Ireland Protocol” means the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement;

• “part of the United Kingdom” means England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland;

• “primary legislation” means—

  1. (a)

     an Act of Parliament;

  2. (b)

     an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

  3. (c)

     an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru; or

  4. (d)

     Northern Ireland legislation;

• “subordinate legislation” means an instrument made under primary legislation or assimilated direct legislation.

• F2“Windsor Framework” means the part of the EU withdrawal agreement known as the Windsor Framework by virtue of Joint Declaration No. 1/2023 of 24 March 2023 made by the European Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the EU withdrawal agreement.