2Interpretation

2 Interpretation

(1)  *[Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 36 of 1958, s. 4 and Sched. 3 ]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

[Section 2 Subsection (1) amended by No. 63 of 1997, Applied:23 Mar 1998] print means produce under section 6(10) of the Legislation Publication Act 1996 ;

rule-making authority means a person (other than the Governor) or a body of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, authorized by or under an Act to make statutory rules, however described in that Act;

statutory rule means –

(a) a regulation, rule, or by-law made under the authority of an Act by the Governor or by a rule-making authority;

(b) a proclamation or notice, or an order-in-council, order, or other instrument that fixes the date of commencement of an Act or enactment or that –

(i) repeals or amends; or

(ii) extends, restricts, varies, modifies, or affects the operation of –

the provisions, scope, or application of an Act or enactment; and

(c) an instrument of a legislative character made in the exercise of the prerogative rights of the Crown and having force in this State –

but does not include a regulation, rule, or by-law, or any other instrument of a legislative character, that is made by a local authority or by a person or body of persons having jurisdiction limited to a district, locality, or part of the State.

(2)  [Section 2 Subsection (2) amended by No. 63 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:23 Mar 1998] If a question arises as to whether an instrument or class of instruments is a statutory rule for the purposes of this Act, that question shall be determined by the Attorney-General, whose decision thereon is final.