Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1973

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Council” has the meaning specified in section 4 (1) of this Act;

“the Minister” means the Minister for the Public Service;

“the public service” means the Civil Service of the Government and the Civil Service of the State and such bodies established by or under statute and financed wholly or partly by means of grants or loans made by a Minister of State or the issue of shares taken up by a Minister of State as may stand designated for the time being by regulations made by the Minister after consideration of the advice (if any) of the Council in relation to the matter.