Bord Glas Act, 1990

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Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act of 1988” means the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988 ;

“the Board” means the body established by section 3 ;

“the chairman” means the chairman of the Board;

“the chief executive” means the chief officer of the Board;

“education” includes training;

“the establishment day” means the day appointed by the Minister under section 2 ;

“functions” includes powers, duties and obligations and references to the performance of functions include, as respects powers, duties and obligations, references to the exercise of the powers and the carrying out of the duties and obligations;

“horticultural produce” includes—

(a) fruit, whether fresh or processed,

(b) vegetables, whether fresh or processed,

(c) herbs, whether fresh or processed,

(d) edible fungi, whether fresh or processed,

(e) nuts, whether fresh or processed,

(f) cut flowers,

(g) dried flowers,

(h) hops,

(i) decorative foliage,

(j) sports turf,

(k) honey,

(l) pot plants, bedding plants and herbaceous plants,

(m) shrubs and trees,

(n) fruit trees, fruit bushes and fruit plants, and

(o) seeds, bulbs, corms, tubers, potatoes and seed potatoes,

and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;

“horticulture” includes that branch of agriculture that deals with the cultivation of plants used for food or for the production of food or ornament, including the technical procedures necessary for the production and preparation for market of flowers, decorative foliage, fruit, honey, mushrooms, nursery stock, vegetable crops (including potatoes and seed potatoes) and hops, and including the cultivation of woody and herbaceous plants and sports turf, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture and Food;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister;

“sale” means sale by wholesale or retail and includes—

(a) offer or expose for sale by wholesale or retail or invite an offer to buy,

(b) have in possession for sale by wholesale or retail, and

(c) supply under other contractual arrangements,

and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;

“superannuation benefits” means pensions, gratuities and other allowances payable on resignation, retirement or death;

“Teagasc” means the body established by section 3 of the Act of 1988.

(2) In this Act a reference to a section or Schedule is a reference to a section of, or Schedule to, 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 subparagraph is a reference 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.

(4) In this Act a reference to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by any other enactment including this Act.