Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Act, 1978
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1963” means the Companies Act, 1963 ; | ||
“agents”, in relation to a society, includes the bankers, solicitors and auditors of the society and past as well as present agents; | ||
“bank” means the holder of a licence under section 9 of the Central Bank Act, 1971 , and cognate words shall be construed accordingly; | ||
“the Central Bank” means the Central Bank of Ireland. | ||
“the Court” means the High Court; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy; | ||
“officers”, in relation to a society, includes past as well as present officers; | ||
“the Principal Act” means the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893 ; | ||
“the Registrar” means the registrar of friendly societies; | ||
“society” means a society, including a credit union, registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, 1893 to 1978. | ||
(2) In this Act a reference to a section is to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended. | ||
(3) In this Act a reference to a subsection, paragraph or sub-paragraph is to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. |