(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires -

"act" includes omission and a reference to the commission or doing of an act includes a reference to the making of an omission;

"Act of 1939" means the Offences against the State Act 1939;

"Act of 1965" means the Extradition Act 1965;

"Act of 1985" means the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1985;

"Act of 1994" means the Criminal Justice Act 1994;

"Act of 1996" means the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996;

"Act of 1998" means the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998;

"Act of 2003" means the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003;

"Irish ship" has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Mercantile Marine Act 1955;

"Minister" means Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform;