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INTERPRETATION ACT 1987 - SECT 15

Minister

15 Minister

(1) In any Act or instrument--
(a) a reference to a Minister is a reference to a Minister of the Crown, and
(b) a reference to a particular Minister includes a reference to any other Minister who is acting for or on behalf of the Minister.
(2) In any Act, a reference to "the Minister" is a reference to--
(a) the Minister administering the Act,
(b) if different Ministers are administering the Act in different respects--the Minister administering the Act in the relevant respect,
(c) if different Ministers are administering different portions of the Act--the Minister administering the relevant portion of the Act, or
(d) if paragraphs (b) and (c) do not apply and 2 or more Ministers are administering that Act or a portion of that Act--any one of the Ministers administering the Act or portion of the Act.
(3) In any instrument, a reference to "the Minister" is a reference to--
(a) the Minister administering the Act under which the instrument is made,
(b) if different Ministers are administering that Act in different respects--the Minister administering that Act in the respect in relation to which the instrument is made,
(c) if different Ministers are administering different portions of that Act--the Minister administering the portion of that Act under which the instrument is made, or
(d) if paragraphs (b) and (c) do not apply and 2 or more Ministers are administering that Act or a portion of that Act--any one of the Ministers administering the Act or the portion of the Act under which the instrument is made.
(4) In an Act or instrument, a reference to the Minister administering another Act means--
(a) the Minister administering the other Act, or
(b) if different Ministers are administering the other Act in different respects--the Minister administering the other Act in the relevant respect, or
(c) if different Ministers are administering different portions of the other Act--the Minister administering the relevant portion of the other Act, or
(d) if paragraphs (b) and (c) do not apply and 2 or more Ministers are administering the other Act or a portion of the other Act--any 1 of the Ministers administering the other Act or portion of the other Act.



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