National Training Fund Act, 2000
Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
“Act of 1993” means the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 ; | ||
“Collector-General” means the Collector-General appointed under section 851 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 ; | ||
“contribution year” means a year of assessment within the meaning of the Income Tax Acts; | ||
“employed contributor” means an employed contributor, within the meaning of the Act of 1993, other than a person to whom— | ||
(a) paragraph 12 of Part I of the First Schedule to the said Act, or | ||
(b) article 81(1), 82(1), 83(1), 86(1) or 88(1) of the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 312 of 1996 ), | ||
applies; | ||
“employment contribution” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1993; | ||
“Fund” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 ; | ||
“levy” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 ; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; | ||
“reckonable earnings” has the meaning assigned to it by the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 312 of 1996 ); | ||
“Social Insurance Fund” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1993; | ||
“special contributor” has the meaning assigned to it by the Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 312 of 1996 ). | ||
(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, and | ||
(b) a reference to a paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the paragraph or subparagraph 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 shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment. |