Architectural Heritage (National Inventory) and Historic Monuments (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1999
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“architectural heritage” means all— | ||
(a) structures and buildings together with their settings and attendant grounds, fixtures and fittings, | ||
(b) groups of such structures and buildings, and | ||
(c) sites, | ||
which are of architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest; | ||
“authorised officer” means a person appointed under section 3 (1) as an authorised officer; | ||
“functions” includes powers and duties; | ||
“the inventory” means the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage established under section 2 (1); | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands; | ||
“premises” includes land, structures and buildings; | ||
“site” means an area which is partially built upon and is sufficiently distinctive and homogeneous to be topographically definable. | ||
(2) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to a section is to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that a reference to some other enactment is intended, | ||
(b) a reference to a subsection is to a subsection of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended, and | ||
(c) a reference to another enactment is to that enactment as amended or modified at any time by any enactment. |