s 24 Definitions.
(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires,— The expression “ Minister ” means the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries: The expression “ tithe rentcharge ” means tithe rentcharge issuing out of lands and payable in pursuance of the Tithe Acts, and includes a rentcharge into which before the appointed day, a corn rent has been converted under those Acts and which is subject to the like incidents as such tithe rentcharge as aforesaid; but does not include a rentcharge payable under the Extraordinary Tithe Redemption Act, 1886, nor a rentcharge payable under the Tithe Act, 1860, in respect of the tithes on any gated, or stinted pasture, nor a sum or rate payable for each head of cattle or stock turned on land subject to common rights or held or enjoyed in common: The expression “ Tithe Acts ” does not include the Extraordinary Tithe Redemption Act, 1886, but otherwise means the Tithe Acts, 1836 to 1918: The expression “ benefice ” has the same meaning as in the Tithe Rentcharge (Rates) Act, 1899: The expression “ ecclesiastical corporation ” has the same meaning as in the Episcopal and Capitular Estates Act, 1851: The expression “ authorized securities ” means securities in which Queen Anne’s Bounty are for the time being authorized to invest their corporate funds: The expression “ costs of collection ” includes all costs and expenses incurred by a committee constituted for a collection area in the exercise of any of the powers (whether of collection or management), and of the performance of any of the duties delegated to the committee: The expression “ total income ” in relation to a benefice means the total income arising from the benefice estimated in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Acts for the preceding income tax year, but so that where the incumbent of a benefice holds more than one benefice (whether united for ecclesiastical purposes or not so united) it shall mean the sum of the total incomes, estimated as aforesaid, arising from the several benefices. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .