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Definitions. 
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2.—In this Act— 
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the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government and Public Health; 
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the expression “the Act of 1856” means the Dublin Hospitals Regulation Act (19 and 20 Vic., c. 110); 
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the expression “the existing hospitals” means the hospitals in the City of Dublin which are referred to in the Act of 1856 as the House of Industry Hospitals; 
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the expression “the existing governing body” means the board of governors of the existing hospitals established under the Act of 1856; 
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the expression “paid officer” means an officer who is, by the terms of his appointment, entitled to be paid remuneration by the body whose officer he is; 
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the expression “the new hospital” means the hospital to be erected and established under this Act. 
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