National Health Insurance Act, 1947
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act— | |
the expression “the Acts” means the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1942; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1911” means the National Insurance Act, 1911; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1918” means the National Health Insurance Act, 1918; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1923” means the National Health Insurance Act, 1923 (No. 20 of 1923); | ||
the expression “the Act of 1936” means the National Health Insurance and Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1936 (No. 12 of 1936); | ||
the expression “British Forces” means any forces, being— | ||
(a) the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Great Britain, or | ||
(b) any nursing or other auxiliary service of any of those Forces; | ||
the expression “the British Government” means the Government of the United Kingdom; | ||
the expression “the Defence Forces Act” means the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923 (No. 30 of 1923); | ||
the expression “the Fund” means the Military Forces (International Arrangements) Insurance Fund constituted under section 14 of the Act of 1923; | ||
the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Social Welfare; | ||
the expression “the No. 381 Order” means the Emergency Powers (No. 381) Order, 1946 (S. R. & O., No. 179 of 1946): | ||
the expression “the Permanent Force” means the force established under Part I of the Defence Forces Act; | ||
the word “pension” includes an award or an allowance; | ||
the expression “the Reserve Force” means the reserve force established under Part III of the Defence Forces Act; | ||
the expression “the Society” means Cumann an Árachais Náisiúnta ar Shláinte; | ||
the expression “the United Kingdom” means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; | ||
the expression “war disablement” means any disablement arising out of— | ||
(a) any war in which the United Kingdom was or is a belligerent and which commenced on or after the 3rd day of September, 1939, and before the 14th day of June, 1946, or | ||
(b) conditions attributable to any such war. | ||
(2) References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment. | ||
(3) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts. |