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Definitions.
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1.—(1) In this Act—
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the expression “the Commissioners” means the Judicial Commissioners appointed under this Act;
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the word “Register” means the Register of Dáil Court Decrees established under this Act;
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the expression “registered decree” means a decree of a Dáil Court duly registered in the Register;
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the word “Registrar” means the Registrar of Dáil Court Decrees appointed under this Act;
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the word “Accountant” means the Accountant of the Dáil Courts Fund appointed under this Act;
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the word “decree” when used in relation to a Dáil Court includes judgment and order;
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the expression “Dáil Court” means any court which was constituted under a Decree made in the year 1920 by the Minister for Home Affairs purporting to act under the authority of the Dáil Eireann constituted to be the Government of Saorstát Eireann by the members who were elected for constituencies in Ireland and who first assembled in a Parliament held in the Mansion House at Dublin on the 21st day of January, 1919;
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the word “Minister” means the Minister for Home Affairs;
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the word “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under this Act.
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(2) For the purpose of this Act the authority of all Parish and District Dáil Courts outside the City of Dublin shall be deemed to have been withdrawn on the 30th day of October, 1922, and the authority of all other Dáil Courts shall be deemed to have been withdrawn on the 25th day of July, 1922.
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