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Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
c. 3787

Part IV

consult such bodies as appear to the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, that authority to be appropriate.

(5) Regulations under subsection (1) above in relation to provisions falling within subsection (4)(b) above may be either regulations applying to Great Britain and made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State acting jointly, or regulations applying to England and Wales only and made by the said Minister, or regulations applying to Scotland only and made by the Secretary of State; and in subsection (4)(b) above "the appropriate agriculture authority shall be construed accordingly.

(6) In this section “the relevant statutory provisions,” “the relevant agricultural purposes” and “agricultural operation” have the same meaning as in Part I.

Expenses and receipts. 81. There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a) any expenses incurred by a Minister of the Crown or government department for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided;

and any sums received by a Minister of the Crown or government department by virtue of this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

General provisions as to interpretation and regulations. 82.—(1) In this Act—

(a) “Act” includes a provisional order confirmed by an Act;
(b) “contravention” includes failure to comply, and “contravene” has a corresponding meaning;
(c) “modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;
(d) any reference to a Part, section or Schedule not otherwise identified is a reference to that Part or section of, or Schedule to, this Act.

(2) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to an enactment is a reference to it as amended, and includes a reference to it as applied, by or under any other enactment, including this Act.