(1) In this Act -

"the Bureau" means the Criminal Assets Bureau established by section 3;

"the bureau legal officer" means the legal officer of the Bureau;

"bureau officer" means a person appointed as a bureau officer under section 8;

"the Chief Bureau Officer" means the chief officer of the Bureau;

"the Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána;

"criminal conduct" means any conduct which - (a) constitutes an offence or more than one offence, or (b) where the conduct occurs outside the State, constitutes an offence under the law of the state or territory concerned and would constitute an offence or more than one offence if it occurred within the State;