In the
Gas Undertakings Act 1929, unless the context otherwise required, the expression "enactment" included any
public general act, any special act, and any provisional order confirmed by an act. In the
Local Government Act 1929, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression "enactment" includes any public general, local or private act and any rule, regulation, byelaw, order, or award made under any act. In the
Local Government Act 1933, unless the context otherwise required, the expression "enactment" included any enactment in a provisional order confirmed by Parliament. In the
Shops Act 1950, save where the context otherwise required, the expression "enactment" included any act, and any rule, regulation, bye-law or order made under any act. See section 126(1) of the
Magistrates' Courts Act 1952. In the
Education (Work Experience) Act 1973, the word "enactment" included any
byelaw,
regulation or other
provision having effect under an enactment. In section 31 of the
Criminal Law Act 1977, the word "enactment" does not include an enactment contained in an order, regulation or other instrument made under an act. See also section 65(2). In section 29 of the
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, the expression "enactment" means any legislation (including
subordinate legislation) of the United Kingdom or Northern Ireland and any instrument having effect by virtue of such legislation, and the expression "
statutory" means conferred by an enactment. In the
Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978, the word "enactment" included an enactment of the
Parliament of Northern Ireland, a measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and an
Order in Council under the
Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 or the
Northern Ireland Act 1974. In the
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression "enactment" includes an enactment contained in a local act or in any order, regulation or other instrument having effect by virtue of an act. In the preceding provisions of the
Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 and in section 18 of that act, the word "enactment" means any legislation (including subordinate legislation) of the United Kingdom or Northern Ireland. In the
Channel Tunnel Act 1987, except where the context otherwise requires, the expression "enactment" includes an enactment contained in that act or in any act passed on or after the date on which that act was passed, and any subordinate legislation within the meaning of the
Interpretation Act 1978. In section 163 of the
Finance Act 1998, the word "enactment" includes any enactment contained in that act (other than that section) and any enactment passed after that act. In Part 2 of the
Welfare Reform Act 2009, the expression "enactment" means an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under— • an act of Parliament, • an
act of the Scottish Parliament, or • a measure or act of the National Assembly for Wales. ==Classification==