(1) In this Act -
"the Act of 1963" means the Companies Act, 1963;
"agents", in relation to a society, includes the bankers, solicitors and auditors of the society and past as well as present agents;
"bank" means the holder of a licence under section 9 of the Central Bank Act, 1971, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;
"the Central Bank" means the Central Bank of Ireland.
"the Court" means the High Court;
"the Minister" means the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy;
"officers", in relation to a society, includes past as well as present officers;
"the Principal Act" means the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893;
"the Registrar" means the registrar of friendly societies;
"society" means a society, including a credit union, registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, 1893 to 1978.
(2) In this Act a reference to a section is to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended.
(3) In this Act a r
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