(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Act of 1977" means the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 (No. 10 of 1977);

"Act of 1994" means the Maternity Protection Act, 1994 (No. 34 of 1994);

"Act of 1998" means the Employment Equality Act, 1998 (No. 21 of 1998), and includes any enactment repealed by it;