Dangerous Substances Act, 1972
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act— | |
“carrier” includes every person carrying goods or passengers for hire by land or water; | ||
“classified explosive” means an explosive classified by order under section 9 (2); | ||
“explosive” has the meaning given to it by section 9(1); | ||
“harbour authority”, in relation to a harbour under the control of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, means the said Commissioners and, in relation to any other harbour, has the same meaning as in the Harbours Act, 1946 ; | ||
“inspector” means an inspector appointed under this Act; | ||
“instrument” means an order, regulation, rule, bye-law, licence or other document; | ||
“licensed” means licensed under this Act; | ||
“local authority” means the council of a county, the corporation of a county or other borough or the council of an urban district; | ||
“manufacture” includes any process of altering, breaking up or otherwise dealing with an explosive; | ||
“master,” in relation to a vessel, includes every person (except a pilot) having command or charge of the vessel; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Labour; | ||
“petroleum” includes crude petroleum, oil made from petroleum or from coal, shale, peat or other bituminous substances and other fractions of petroleum; | ||
“petroleum-spirit” has the meaning given to it by section 20; | ||
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations; | ||
“regulations” means regulations made by the Minister under this Act; | ||
“ship” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 ; | ||
“substance” includes matter in any form, whether solid, liquid or gaseous; | ||
“vessel” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 . | ||
(2) The proper local or harbour authority for the purposes of this Act shall be— | ||
(a) within the limits of the harbour of a harbour authority—the harbour authority; | ||
(b) in any other area— | ||
(i) in an urban district—the council of the urban district; | ||
(ii) in a county or other borough—the corporation of the borough; | ||
(iii) in a county (excluding any borough or urban district)—the council of the county. |