Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act— | |
“Act of 1958” means Greyhound Industry Act, 1958; | ||
“Act of 1994” means Irish Horseracing Industry Act, 1994; | ||
“Act of 1999” means Horse and Greyhound Racing (Betting Charges and Levies) Act, 1999; | ||
“establishment day” means the day appointed to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act under section 3 ; | ||
“HRI” means Horse Racing Ireland established under section 5 ; | ||
“Minister” means Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development; | ||
“Racing Regulatory Body” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Act of 1994; | ||
“Rules of Racing” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Act of 1994; | ||
“subsidiary” in relation to— | ||
(a) HRI, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Act of 1994, | ||
(b) Bord na gCon, means a company established by it under section 18B (inserted by section 10 of the Act of 1999) of the Act of 1958. | ||
(2) In this Act — | ||
(a) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended, | ||
(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that 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. |