Turf Development Act, 1998

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Interpretation.

2.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

“the Act of 1946” means the Turf Development Act, 1946 ;

“the Act of 1953” means the Turf Development Act, 1953 ;

“the Act of 1963” means the Companies Act, 1963 ;

“the Act of 1990” means the Turf Development Act, 1990 ;

“the Acts” means the Companies Acts, 1963 to 1990;

“approval of the Minister” means the prior approval in writing of the Minister and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

“the Board” means Bord na Móna;

“company” means a company formed and registered under the Acts;

“the Company” means the company formed and registered under the Acts, pursuant to section 7 ;

“consent of the Minister” means the prior consent in writing of the Minister;

“director” means a director of the Company;

“enactment” includes an instrument made under an enactment;

“functions” includes powers and duties and references to the performance of a function include, as respects a power or a duty, references to the exercise of the power or the carrying out of the duty;

“the Managing Director” means the chief officer of the Company appointed under section 26 ;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Public Enterprise;

“recognised trade unions or staff associations” means trade unions or staff associations recognised by the Company or a subsidiary for the purposes of negotiations that are concerned with the remuneration or conditions of employment, or the working conditions, of members of the staff of the Company or the subsidiary, as the case may be;

“shares” means fully paid-up shares in the share capital of the Company,

“subsidiary”, other than in Part III of this Act, means a subsidiary (within the meaning of the Act of 1963) of the Company;

“the subsidiaries” means the companies formed and registered under the Acts pursuant to section 34 and “subsidiary” in Part III of this Act shall be construed accordingly;

“the transfer day”, in relation to each of the subsidiaries, means the day appointed under section 35 to be the transfer day in relation to that subsidiary;

“the vesting day” means the day appointed under section 6 to be the vesting day.

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended, and

(c) a reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment.