Europol Act, 1997
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Interpretation. |
1.—(1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires— | |
“the Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána; | ||
“the Convention” means the Convention based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) and the Annex thereto, done at Brussels on the 26th day of July, 1995; | ||
“national unit” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 (1); | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; | ||
“the 1996 Protocol” means the Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office done at Brussels on the 24th day of July, 1996; | ||
“the 1997 Protocol” means the Protocol drawn up, on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 41(3) of the Europol Convention, on the privileges and immunities of Europol, the members of its organs, the deputy directors and employees of Europol done at Brussels on the 19th day of June, 1997. | ||
(2) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to a section or a Schedule is a reference to a section of or Schedule to this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended, | ||
(b) a reference to a subsection or paragraph is a reference to a subsection or paragraph 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 or extended by or under any enactment including this Act. |