Industrial Training Act, 1967

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Interpretation.

2.—(1) In this Act, save where the context otherwise requires—

“the Act of 1959” means the Apprenticeship Act, 1959 (repealed by this Act);

“activity of industry” includes any activity of commerce or of a trade or occupation, and also includes any activity of a distinct branch of an industry, of commerce or of a trade or occupation, but does not include an activity of agriculture, horticulture or fishing which is an activity of primary production, or any activity of a professional occupation;

“An Cheard Chomhairle” means the body established by section 8 of the Act of 1959;

“An Chomhairle” has the meaning specified in subsection (1) of section 8 of this Act;

“apprentice” means a person employed by way of apprenticeship in a designated industrial activity and includes any person to whom regulations under section 28 of this Act apply;

“authorised officer” means a person appointed by An Chomhairle to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act;

“designated industrial activity” means an activity of industry which is for the time being declared by an order under section 23 of this Act to be a designated industrial activity;

“the establishment day” means the day appointed to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act by order of the Minister under section 3 of this Act;

“industrial training committee” means a body which is an industrial training committee under an order under section 24 of this Act;

“functions” includes powers and duties;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Labour;

“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by An Chomhairle under this Act;

(2) Except in subsection (2) of section 11 and subsection (1) of section 13 of this Act, any reference in this Act to the Chief Officer includes a reference to a chairman of An Chomhairle who is acting as Chief Officer.

(3) A reference in this Act to performance of functions includes, as respects powers, a reference to exercise of those powers.