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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Preliminary provisions

3: Act to bind the Crown

You could also call this:

"The government must follow this law, except in special cases."

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This Act applies to the Crown, except as stated in section 4. You need to know that the Crown means the government. The Act will bind the Crown, which means the government must follow it, unless section 4 says otherwise.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

3Act to bind the Crown

  1. Except as provided in section 4, this Act shall bind the Crown.

Compare
  • 1952 No 49 s 3
  • 1987 No 184 s 3