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AI Summary of 2. Interpretation.

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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 April 2021 - onwards
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2. Interpretation.

Amendments (requiring commencement) by s. 66 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16), published 20 May 2015.

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(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires -

"accredited body" means a body of persons whose name is entered in the register of accredited bodies maintained under Part 13 of the Adoption Act 2010;

"the Act of 1967" means the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967;

"the Act of 1977" means the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977;

"Act of 2010" means the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010;

"adoption order" means an adoption order within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Adoption Act 2010;

"adoptive leave" has, subject to subsection (2A), the meaning assigned to it by section 6(1) or, as the case may be, section 9(1);

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