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Interpretation.
[1947, s. 3; 1961, s. 8.]
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3.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—
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“agriculture” includes—
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(a) the breeding, rearing or keeping of animals of any kind (including birds and insects),
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(b) fish culture,
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(c) dairying,
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(d) the pasturing of animals,
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(e) afforestation,
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(f) the processing, manufacture, preparation or completion for sale of any farm produce, and
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(g) the marketing of any farm produce,
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and “agricultural” shall be construed accordingly;
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“the Corporation” means the Agricultural Credit Corporation, Limited;
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“farm” means the land or buildings or the land and buildings on or in which the farmer, in relation to whom the word is used, carries on some form of agriculture;
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“farmer” means an individual who carries on or intends to carry on some form of agriculture and includes—
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(a) two or more individuals who jointly or in common carry on or intend to carry on some form of agriculture,
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(b) the personal representative of a deceased person who, for the benefit of the estate of the deceased person, carries on or intends to carry on some form of agriculture,
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(c) the trustee of a settlement who, for the benefit of the persons beneficially entitled under the settlement, carries on or intends to carry on some form of agriculture,
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(d) any body corporate which carries on or intends to carry on, as its principal business, some form of agriculture, and
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(e) two or more bodies corporate which jointly or in common carry on or intend to carry on, as their principal business, some form of agriculture;
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“the Land Commission” means the Irish Land Commission;
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“the Minister” means the Minister for Finance;
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“settlement” means the deed, will or other instrument, parol declaration or construction of law, by virtue of which the trustee, in relation to whom the word is used, is such trustee;
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“stock” has the meaning assigned by section 23;
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“trustee” includes a trustee under a trust created by parol and also a trustee by construction of law.
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(2) A reference in this Act to a Part or section is to a Part or section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended.
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(3) A reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment.
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