Restrictive Practices Act, 1972
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1953” means the Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1953 ; | ||
“the Act of 1959” means the Restrictive Trade Practices (Amendment) Act, 1959 ; | ||
“the Commission” means the Restrictive Practices Commission established by section 2; | ||
“fair practice rules” means rules under section 4; | ||
“the Examiner” has the meaning assigned to it by section 13; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce; | ||
“service” includes any professional service but does not include— | ||
(a) any service provided under a contract of employment, | ||
(b) any service being banking business within the meaning of the Central Bank Act, 1971 , | ||
(c) the supplying of electricity, | ||
(d) any transport service provided or operated by Córas Iompair Éireann, | ||
(e) any air service or service ancillary thereto, | ||
(f) any transport service provided by the holder of a licence under the Road Transport Act, 1932 , or the Road Transport Act, 1933 , | ||
(g) any shipping service or any service provided by a harbour authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act, 1946 , or by a pilotage authority constituted under the Pilotage Act, 1913 , | ||
(h) any service provided by a local authority within the meaning of section 2 of the Local Government Act, 1941 . | ||
(2) In this Act a reference to a section or schedule is to a section of, or schedule to, this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended. | ||
(3) In this Act a reference to a subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or other division is to the subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or other division of the provision (including a schedule) in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to another provision is intended. |