(1) In this Act -
"Act of 1977" means the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977;
"Act of 1994" means the Maternity Protection Act 1994;
"Act of 1995" means the Adoptive Leave Act 1995;
"Act of 2005" means the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005;
"Act of 2010" means the Adoption Act 2010;
"Act of 2015" means the Workplace Relations Act 2015;
"Act of 2016" means the Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016;
"additional maternity leave" has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1994;
"adjudication officer" means a person appointed under section 40 of the Act of 2015;
"birth certificate" means a document issued under section 13(4) of the Civil Registration Act 2004;
"certificate of placement" has the meaning assigned to it by section 13 of the Act of 1995;
"civil partner" shall be construed in accordance with section 3 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010;
"cohabitant" shall be construed in accordance with section 172(1) of the Civil Partnership and Cer
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