National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act except where the context otherwise requires:

“the Act of 1987” means the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1987 ;

“the Director” means the Director of the National Museum of Ireland;

“designated person” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6 of this Act;

“designated place” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6 of this Act;

“functions” includes powers and duties;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht;

“the Principal Act” means the National Monuments Act, 1930 ;

“water” or “waters” includes—

(a) any (or any part of any) river, stream, lake, canal, reservoir, aquifer, pond, watercourse or other inland waters, whether natural or artificial,

(b) any area submerged at high water of ordinary spring tides, an estuary or arm of the sea and the tidal waters of any channel, creek, bay, inlet or river,

(c) the territorial waters of the State,

(d) the waters in any area standing designated for the time being by an order made under section 2 (3) of the Continental Shelf Act, 1968 .

(2) In this Act a reference to an object found in the State includes a reference to an object found in, or floating on or under any waters.