(1) In these Regulations -

"Act of 1946" means Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 1946 (No. 26 of 1946);

"Act of 2000" means National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000);

"Act of 2015" means Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015);

"competent authority" means Workplace Relations Commission;

"contractor", in relation to a posted worker, shall be construed in accordance with Regulation 7;

"Directive" means Directive 2014/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014;

"Framework Directive"  means Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018;