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Definitions.
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1.—In this Act—
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the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce;
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the expression “civil service” means the civil service of Saorstát Eireann and includes the Gárda Síochána;
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the word “statistics” includes information not expressible numerically but which is necessary for the collection, compilation or interpretation of numbers relating to any matter in respect of which statistics can be collected under this Act;
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the expression “officer of statistics” means and includes every officer in the civil service and every other person who is for the time being employed in or about the collection, abstraction, compilation or publication of statistics under this Act;
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the word “lawfully” when used in relation to an officer of statistics means under and in accordance with this Act and in the proper course and for the purpose of his duties and within his authority as such officer.
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