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Definitions.
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1.— In this Act—
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“local and personal Act” means a statute enacted as a local and personal Act, or published in any official series of local and personal Acts (howsoever described);
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“private Act” means a statute enacted as a private Act, or published in any official series of private Acts (howsoever described);
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“statute” includes, where the context allows, a royal ordinance, charter or similar document that—
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(a) is of a public and general nature, and
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(b) by virtue of its antiquity and having been granted or otherwise made before or during the development of the parliamentary system, is judicially noticed as having the force and effect of an act of parliament.
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