Children's Allowances Act, 1944

Definitions generally.

1.—In this Act—

the expression “allowance book” means any document issued by the Minister to a person and upon the delivery or production or in respect of the possession of which by such person on or after a date indicated expressly or by implication in such document any children's allowance is payable to such person;

the expression “the appointed day” means the day appointed by the order to be made under sub-section (1) of section 2 of this Act, to be the appointed day for the purposes of this Act;

the word “child” means a person under the age of sixteen years;

the expression “children's allowance” means an allowance under section 3 of this Act;

the expression “deciding officer” means a deciding officer appointed under section 7 of this Act;

the expression “the first payment period”, in relation to a region, means the period fixed, by the order to be made under sub-section (1) of section 2 of this Act, as the first payment period for that region;

the expression “investigation officer” means an investigation officer appointed under section 5 of this Act;

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce;

the expression “payment period”, in relation to a region, means a period which is by virtue of sub-section (2) of section 2 of this Act a payment period for that region;

the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act;

the expression “the qualifying date”, in relation to the payment period for a region, means the date which is, by virtue of sub-section (2) of section 2 of this Act, the qualifying date in relation to that payment period;

the word “region” means an area which is declared, by the order to be made under sub-section (1) of section 2 of this Act, to be a region for the purposes of this Act.