Human Rights Commission Act, 2000

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Agreement Reached in the Multi-Party Talks” means the agreement set out in Annex I to the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland done at Belfast on the 10th day of April, 1998;

“award redress or grant relief”, in relation to the powers of a tribunal or other person, includes making a finding that a person has done, or omitted to do, an act specified in the enactment vesting the said powers in the tribunal or other person or, as the case may be, specified in the resolution of either House of the Oireachtas with respect to the establishment of the tribunal or the appointment of the other person;

“the Commission” has the meaning assigned to it by section 4 ;

“establishment day” means the day appointed by the Minister under section 3 ;

“functions” includes powers and duties and references to the performance of functions includes, as respects powers and duties, references to the exercise of the powers and the carrying out of the duties;

“human rights” has (other than in section 11 ) the meaning assigned to it by section 2 ;

“judicial office in the Superior Courts” means the office of judge of the High Court or the office of judge of the Supreme Court;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection or paragraph is a reference to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended,

(c) a reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or adapted by or under any subsequent enactment.