Youth Employment Agency Act, 1981

Definitions.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1970” means the Health Act, 1970 ;

“the Agency” means the Youth Employment Agency;

“the Collector-General” means the Collector-General appointed under section 162 of the Income Tax Act, 1967 ;

“the Companies Acts” means the Companies Acts, 1963 and 1977;

“contribution year” means a year of assessment within the meaning of the Income Tax Acts beginning with the year 1982-1983;

“emoluments” means emoluments to which Chapter IV of Part V of the Income Tax Act, 1967 (but without regard to Chapter I (inserted by the Finance Act, 1980 ) of Part IX of that Act) applies or is applied, other than payments under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 ;

“employed contributor”, “employment contribution”, “employer” and “employer's contribution” have the meanings that they have in the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 ;

“levy” has the meaning assigned to it by section 15 of this Act;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Labour.

(2) The Minister may by regulations define “reckonable earnings”, “reckonable emoluments” and “reckonable income” for the purposes of this Act.