Parliament of the United Kingdom, Interpretation Act 1978 (1978)
“ Where an Act confers a power or imposes a duty on the holder of an office as such, it is implied, unless the contrary intention appears, that the power may be exercised, or the duty is to be performed, by the holder for the time being of the office. ”
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Interpretation Act 1978 (1978)
“ In relation to England and Wales— (a) “indictable offence” means an offence which, if committed by an adult, is triable on indictment, whether it is exclusively so triable or triable either way; (b) “summary offence” means an offence which, if committed by an adult, is triable only summarily; (c) “offence triable either way” means an offence which, if committed by an adult, is triable either on indictment or summarily; and the terms “indictable”, “summary” and “triable either way”, in their application to offences, are to be construed accordingly. ”
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Interpretation Act 1978 (1978)
“ The definition of “Lord Chancellor” does not apply to Acts passed before 1st October 1921 in which that expression was used in relation to Ireland only. (5) The definition of “person”, so far as it includes bodies corporate, applies to any provision of an Act whenever passed relating to an offence punishable on indictment or on summary conviction. ”
