Family Support Agency Act, 2001
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“Agency” means Family Support Agency; | ||
“civil servant” has the meaning assigned to it by the Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956 ; | ||
“establishment day” means the day appointed under section 2 to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act; | ||
“functions” includes powers and duties, and references to the performance of functions include, as respects powers and duties, references to the exercise of the powers and the carrying out of the duties; | ||
“Minister” means Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs; | ||
“public authority” means— | ||
(a) a Minister of the Government, | ||
(b) a health board, | ||
(c) the Eastern Regional Health Authority, the Northern Area Health Board, the East Coast Area Health Board or the South-Western Area Health Board, | ||
(d) a local authority for the purposes of the Local Government Act, 1941 , | ||
(e) a vocational education committee established under the Vocational Education Act, 1930 , | ||
(f) a body (but not a company) established by or under statute; | ||
“superannuation benefits” means pensions, gratuities and other allowances payable on resignation, retirement or death; | ||
“voluntary body” means a person who is involved in— | ||
(a) the provision of social or family support services, | ||
(b) the promotion of community development, or | ||
(c) activities which are connected with or ancillary to the activities mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), | ||
otherwise than for profit, and which, in the opinion of the Agency, are similar or ancillary to any of the activities carried out by the Agency and consistent with the objectives of its functions. | ||
(2) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other enactment 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 a reference to some other provision is intended, and | ||
(c) a reference to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act. |