Customs Act, 1956
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Definitions. |
1.—In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1876” means the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876 , as amended or adapted by or under any subsequent enactments; | ||
“enactment” means any enactment being— | ||
(a) a British statute, | ||
(b) a Saorstát Éireann statute, or | ||
(c) an Act of the Oireachtas (whether passed before or after this Act); | ||
references to exportation shall be construed as including references to the shipment of articles as ship's stores, or to the loading of articles as stores for aircraft; | ||
“officer of Customs and Excise” includes a member of the Garda Síochána and any person in the public service who is for the time being employed in the prevention of the illegal importation or exportation of goods; | ||
“statutory instrument” means an instrument for the time being in force being— | ||
(a) an order made (whether before or after the passing of this Act) in exercise of powers conferred by any enactment, or | ||
(b) an order made (whether before or after the passing of this Act) or a direction in writing given (whether before or after the passing of this Act) in exercise of powers conferred by an order made in exercise of powers conferred by any enactment. |