Competition (Amendment) Act, 1996

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1978” means the Mergers, Take-overs and Monopolies (Control) Act, 1978 ;

“director” includes a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the undertaking concerned are accustomed to act but does not include such a person if the directors are accustomed so to act by reason only that they do so on advice given by the person in a professional capacity;

“the Principal Act” means the Competition Act, 1991 .

(2) In this Act references, however expressed, to an act that is done with the consent of a person shall be construed as including references to an act that is done with the connivance of a person.

(3) In this Act a reference to any other enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or adapted by or under any subsequent enactment (including this Act).