Heritage Fund Act, 2001
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act— | |
“Act of 2000” means the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 ; | ||
“Council” has the meaning assigned to it by section 9 ; | ||
“eligible institution” means— | ||
(a) the National Archives, | ||
(b) the National Gallery of Ireland, | ||
(c) the National Library of Ireland, | ||
(d) the National Museum of Science and Art, or | ||
(e) the Irish Museum of Modern Art; | ||
“Fund” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 (1); | ||
“heritage object” means— | ||
(a) any object or collection of objects (including archaeological objects, and objects relating to the decorative arts, natural sciences, history, industry or folk-ways), | ||
(b) any book (within the meaning of section 198 of the Act of 2000), or any manuscript, other material or part thereof, | ||
(c) any artistic work (within the meaning of section 2 of the Act of 2000), | ||
(d) copyright in any work (within the meaning of the said section 2), or | ||
(e) any similar object or material, | ||
considered appropriate by the Director or Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be, of an eligible institution (or other person for the time being performing the functions of Director or Chief Executive Officer, as may be appropriate, in relation to an eligible institution) for inclusion in the collection of the eligible institution concerned (or in the case of copyright in a work, for acquisition by the eligible institution concerned) being an object, collection of objects, manuscript, book, material (or, in the case of the acquisition of copyright in a work, being a work) that, in the opinion of the Council is an outstanding example of its type and pre-eminent in its class; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. | ||
(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 a subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended, and | ||
(c) a reference to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or adapted by or under any subsequent enactment (including this Act) whether passed before or after the passing of this Act. |