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;