"To us all towns are one, all men our kin.
Life's good comes not from others' gift, nor ill
Man's pains and pains' relief are from within.
Thus have we seen in visions of the wise !."
- Tamil Poem in Purananuru, circa 500 B.C 

(a) is additional to powers which he has at common law or by virtue of any other enactment, and

(b) shall not be taken to affect those powers.

(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,

(b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

(c) both.

(a) section 36,

(b) section 51,

(c) paragraph 18 of Schedule 7,

(d) paragraph 12 of Schedule 12, or

(e) Schedule 13.

(a) shall not be instituted in England and Wales without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and

(b) shall not be instituted in Northern Ireland without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

(a) subsection (2) shall not apply, and

(b) proceedings for the offence shall not be instituted without the consent of the Attorney General or the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

(a) may make an assumption in relation to a person charged with an offence unless a particular matter is proved, or

(b) may accept a fact as sufficient evidence unless a particular matter is proved.

(a) sections 12(4), 39(5)(a), 54, 57, 58, 77 and 103 of this Act, and

(b) sections 13, 32 and 33 of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (possession and information offences) as they have effect by virtue of Schedule 1 to this Act.

(a) may make different provision for different purposes,

(b) may make provision which is to apply only in specified circumstances, and

(c) may make provision which applies only to particular persons or to persons of a particular description.

(a) a notice or direction given or order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of a provision of this Act, and

(b) signed by him or on his behalf,

(a) purports to be signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, and

(b) states that the document is a true copy of a notice or direction given or order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of a provision of this Act,

"article" includes substance and any other thing,

"customs officer" means an officer commissioned by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise under section 6(3) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979,

"dwelling" means a building or part of a building used as a dwelling, and a vehicle which is habitually stationary and which is used as a dwelling,

"explosive" means-

(a) an article or substance manufactured for the purpose of producing a practical effect by explosion,

(b) materials for making an article or substance within paragraph (a),

(c) anything used or intended to be used for causing or assisting in causing an explosion, and

(d) a part of anything within paragraph (a) or (c),

"firearm" includes an air gun or air pistol,

"immigration officer" means a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971,

"the Islands" means the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man,

"organisation" includes any association or combination of persons,

"premises" includes any place and in particular includes-

(a) a vehicle,

(b) an offshore installation within the meaning given in section 44 of the Petroleum Act 1998, and

(c) a tent or moveable structure,

"property" includes property wherever situated and whether real or personal, heritable or moveable, and things in action and other intangible or incorporeal property,

"public place" means a place to which members of the public have or are permitted to have access, whether or not for payment,

"road" has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1988 (in relation to England and Wales), the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (in relation to Scotland) and the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (in relation to Northern Ireland), and includes part of a road, and

"vehicle", except in sections 48 to 52 and Schedule 7, includes an aircraft, hovercraft, train or vessel.

(a) shall be made by statutory instrument,

(b) may contain savings and transitional provisions, and

(c) may make different provision for different purposes.

(a) section 4(3);

(b) section 24(2)(e);

(c) section 72;

(d) section 79(5);

(e) section 80(9);

(f) section 97(1) or (3);

(g) section 100(1)(b);

(h) section 119(1) or (2);

(i) paragraph 52(1)(a) or (b) of Schedule 4;

(j) paragraph 17(4) of Schedule 7;

(k) paragraph 3(1)(b) of Schedule 8;

(l) paragraph 19 of Schedule 8.

(a) the first order to be made under paragraph 17(4) of Schedule 7, and

(b) the first order to be made under paragraph 19 of Schedule 8,

(a) section 3(3);

(b) section 53(2);

(c) section 65(3);

(d) section 96;

(e) section 101(4);

(f) section 112(2);

(g) paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 1;

(h) paragraph 6(2) or 7(3) of Schedule 6;

(i) paragraph 16 of Schedule 7;

(j) paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 8;

(k) paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 8;

(l) paragraph 4(1)(e) of Schedule 14;

(m) paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 14.

(a) shall contain a declaration of the Secretary of State's opinion, and

(b) shall cease to have effect at the end of the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the Secretary of State makes the order, unless a resolution approving the order is passed by each House during that period.

(a) a code of practice or revised code to which an order relates shall cease to have effect together with the order,

(b) an order's ceasing to have effect shall be without prejudice to anything previously done or to the making of a new order (or the issue of a new code), and

(c) the period of 40 days shall be computed in accordance with section 7(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.

(a) under section 94,

(b) by virtue of paragraph 36 of Schedule 4, or

(c) under or by virtue of any of paragraphs 19 to 21 of Schedule 5.

(a) any expenditure of a Minister of the Crown under or by virtue of this Act, and

(b) any increase in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under any other enactment.

(a) the provisions of that Act shall continue to apply to him, in place of the corresponding provisions of this Act, until his detention comes to an end, and

(b) nothing in paragraph 5 or 8 of Schedule 15 shall have effect in relation to him during his detention.

(a) a person is detained by virtue of a provision of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (as continued in force by virtue of Schedule 1 to this Act), and

(b) the provision ceases to have effect,

(a) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, or

(b) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996,

(a) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, or

(b) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996.

(a) section 60, and

(b) Part VII.

(a) Part I shall extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only, and

(b) Part II shall extend to Scotland only.

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