In these Regulations
"accumulated value" has the meaning assigned to it by section 30 of the Act;
"the Act" means the Pensions Act, 1990 (No. 25 of 1990);
"affiliated employer" means another employer where one of the employers is a subsidiary (within the meaning of section 155 of the Companies Act, 1963, (No. 33 of 1963)) of the other, or where both employers are subsidiaries of a third employer;
"authorised trade union" has the meaning assigned to it by section 54(6) of the Act;
"contingent benefit" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Pension Schemes (Family Law) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 107 of 1997);
"designated benefit" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Pension Schemes (Family Law) Regulations, 1997;
"made available for inspection" means made available for inspection at a place which is convenient having regard to the circumstances of the request and to the person who made it;
"on request" means a request in writing for a specified document or item of informat
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