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Education (Wales) Act 2014

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49General interpretation

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(1)In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—

  • “1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 1996 (c. 56);

  • “1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30);

  • “2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Education Act 2002 (c. 32);

  • “2013 Act” (“Deddf 2013”) means the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1);

  • “enactment“ (“deddfiad”) means a provision contained in any of the following (whenever enacted or made)—

    (a)

    an Act of Parliament;

    (b)

    a Measure or an Act of the National Assembly for Wales;

    (c)

    subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 (including subordinate legislation made under an Act of Parliament or under a Measure or an Act of the National Assembly for Wales);

  • “modify” (“addasu”), in relation to an enactment, includes amend or repeal;

  • “specified” (“penodedig”) means specified in an order or regulations made under this Act.

(2)Other expressions, if used in this Act and the 1996 Act, have the same meaning in this Act as in the 1996 Act.

(3)But where an expression is given for the purposes of any provision of this Act a meaning different from that given to it for the purposes of the 1996 Act, that meaning is to apply for the purposes of that provision instead of the one given for the purposes of the 1996 Act.

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