Constitutional Reform Act 2005
“Enactment”
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Provision
- 140
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
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Official source1 In this Act “ enactment ” includes— a an enactment contained in this Act; b an enactment contained in a local, personal or private Act; c except in sections 19 and 143, an enactment contained in subordinate legislation; and any reference to an enactment includes a reference to an enactment whenever passed or made. 2 In section 22 “enactment” also includes an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation. 3 In Part 3 “enactment” also includes— a an enactment comprised in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament; b an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation. 4 In sections 19, 21 and 143 and in paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 “enactment” also includes— a an enactment contained in Northern Ireland legislation; b an enactment contained in a Measure of the Church Assembly or of the General Synod of the Church of England.
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Constitutional Reform Act 2005 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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