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Definitions. 
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2.—In this Act— 
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“agriculture” includes horticulture, forestry and bee-keeping, and also includes facilities, activities and sciences which relate to or tend to promote or improve agriculture, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly; 
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“the chairman” means the chairman of the Council; 
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“the Council” means the Council of the Institute; 
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“facilities for carrying out agricultural research” includes land and buildings used for or in, connection with the carrying out of agricultural research; 
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“the Institute” means An Foras Talúntais established by this Act; 
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“the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture; 
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“research” includes investigation, test, experiment, analysis and study. 
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