1.—(1) In this Act “the Minister” means the Minister for the Environment and Local Government.
(2) In this Act—
(a) a reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before the 1st day of October, 1925; and
(b) a reference to a line drawn along any motorway, road, railway or pathway shall be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the centre of such motorway, road, railway or pathway.