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Definitions.
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1.—In this Act—
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the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Finance;
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the expression “licensed bookmaker” means a person (not being a body corporate or an unincorporated body of persons) who is the holder of a bookmaker's licence issued or deemed to have been issued to him under this Act and for the time being in force;
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the word “premises” means any house or other building and includes a defined part of a house or other building;
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the expression “registered premises” means premises for the time being registered in the register of bookmaking offices kept by the Revenue Commissioners under this Act;
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the word “proprietor” means the person entitled to the exclusive occupation of the premises in relation to which the word is used, and, where the context so admits, includes a number of persons jointly so entitled;
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the expression “registered proprietor” means a person who is for the time being entered in the said register of bookmaking offices as the proprietor of premises registered in that register, and, where the context so admits, the said expression includes a number of persons entered in the said register as joint proprietors of premises so registered;
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the word “bet” includes wager, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;
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the word “prescribed” when used in relation to the District Court, a member of the Gárda Síochána, or the Minister for Justice means prescribed by regulations made under this Act by the Minister for Justice and in every other case means prescribed by regulations made under this Act by the Minister for Finance.
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